Volatility - Historical

Modified on Wed, 17 May 2023 at 11:52 AM

It is one of the volatility types. It is calculated on the basis of past data for a certain period of time. In this indicator, the historical volatility is calculated as the standard deviation.

The indicator view in the chart.


The indicator has the following parameters:


Settings

Period - setting of the indicator calculation period.

Common

Source - setting of the indicator calculation parameters:

  • Open
  • High
  • Low
  • Close
  • Volume

Drawing

Panel/Moving average period - selection of the indicator location in the chart:

  • New panel
  • Chart

Visualization

Show value - display of the indicator value on the price scale on the left.

Scale/Auto-scaling - if this option is on, the scale will be automatically calculated, based on the minimum and maximum indicator values, so that the indicator would fit in the chart.

Color - color setting of the indicator.

Visual type - visual setting of the indicator display in the chart:

  • Line
  • Histogram
  • Hash
  • Block
  • Cross
  • Square
  • Dots
  • Up arrow
  • Down arrow
  • Axis label
  • Hide

Line style - setting of the line display style:

  • Solid
  • Dash
  • Dash - dot
  • Dash - dot - dot

Width - setting of the indicator line width.

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