Keltner channels versus Bollinger Bands: which do you prefer?

Both draw bands around price, but Keltner uses average true range while Bollinger uses standard deviation — one measures typical range, the other statistical stretch. The choice changes which extremes you fade.

Keltner channels versus Bollinger Bands: which do you prefer? — support and resistance diagram
Price bouncing between support and resistance

Which do you trade?

  • the band you prefer and why
  • how the two signal differently in squeezes
  • the strategy built on your chosen band
Keltner channels versus Bollinger Bands: which do you prefer? — trend versus range diagram
A trending market compared with a ranging one

The Bollinger guide and ATR guide cover the two constructions.

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