High-low range

What does High-low range measure?

How tall the candle was, top to bottom. The simplest volatility reading there is.

How is High-low range calculated?

Take the candle's high and subtract its low. Gaps from the previous close are NOT counted — that is what true range is for.

Written by reading the engine’s real computation, not a textbook — where the two differ, the page describes what actually runs.

How do I use High-low range in a bot?

In the builder, add an indicator of type range. Its value becomes an operand you can compare in any entry or exit rule. The engine grades the whole rule honestly: real fills, no look-ahead, half the history held back.

Related indicators

• SkewnessWhether recent prices lean up or down around their own average.
• STARC bandsA price channel built on a short average with volatility-scaled edges — traditionally used to judge whether a breakout is worth chasing.
• Std deviationHow spread out prices have been — the raw, unscaled volatility number that Bollinger Bands are built from.
• True rangeHow far the stock actually travelled in one candle, counting any overnight gap.

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