Is this stock's Bollinger Band width tight enough to call it a squeeze?
Enter Your Bollinger Band Values
Use standard 20-period, 2 standard deviation bands from your charting platform, or your own settings.
Your Result
Fill in the fields on the left and click Calculate to see the current bandwidth and squeeze read.
How this is calculated
Bandwidth equals (upper band minus lower band), divided by the middle band, expressed as a percent.
A tight bandwidth relative to its own recent history is what most traders mean by a "squeeze," a period of unusually low volatility that has sometimes preceded a sharp directional move.
Without a comparison value, bandwidth alone doesn't tell you if it's tight or wide for this specific stock. Different stocks have very different normal bandwidths.
The squeeze tiers used here (tight, below-average, normal, expanded) are a general heuristic based on the ratio to your average bandwidth input, not an official indicator threshold.
A squeeze says volatility is compressed. It does not say which direction price will break, and plenty of squeezes simply stay quiet for a long time.
Risk & liability disclaimer: This calculator performs simple arithmetic on the band values you enter and does not pull live chart data. The squeeze tiers are a general heuristic, not a guarantee of a breakout or its direction. It is not financial advice. Trading involves risk of loss. Trading Habits is not a broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, or tax professional, and is not affiliated with any broker, exchange, or data provider. Always verify results independently before making a trading decision.
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