Bollinger Bands - Fibonacci Ratios Technical Analysis and Signals
Derived from original Bollinger bands indicator.
The Bollinger Fib ratios is a volatility based indicators but it doesn't use the standard deviations to calculate the width of the bands instead it uses a smoothed ATR that are multiplied with Fibo ratios of 1.618, 2.618, & 4.236.
The smoothed lines that are multiplied with Fibonacci ratios are then added or subtracted from the moving average.
This forms Three upper Fibo bands & Three lower Fibo bands
Middle band forms the basis of the market trend.
Technical Analysis & Generating FX Signals
This indicator used to determine point of support and resistance for a currency pair.
Lines below represent support points while those above are resistance zones.
The outermost bands provide the strongest resistance/support.
The inner most bands provide least support/resistance.
The innermost band represents Fibo 38.2% retracement level
The second band represents Fib 50% retracement level
The outermost band represents Fib 61.80% retracement level
The Indicator is used to determine points where price might reverse. (Price Pullback Levels)
When price hits one of the lines & reverses then an entry or exit signal is generated.
However, it's always good to combine the signal with other confirmation indicators such as the moving average to confirm the signal as shown below.
Technical Analysis in Forex Trading