Trading Average True Range

Calculation

The Average True Range functions as a volatility metric derived from the greatest of three specific price differentials over a defined period. Analysts compute this by evaluating the distance between the current high and current low, the absolute value of the current high minus the previous close, and the absolute value of the current low minus the previous close. By applying a moving average to these true range values, traders isolate market noise from underlying volatility shifts to obtain a smoothed quantitative output.