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Technical Stock-Picking: How to Bet on Bollinger Bands
02/01/08 - 04:30 PM EST
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(either high or low). You can see this type of upward trend in Altria's October-to-December ("OND") quarter in 2007 (see where the hand icon is pointing in the screenshot).
Notice that the Bollinger Bands expanded during the July-to-September ("JAS") quarter of 2007. This indicates that the stock was consistently trading at a higher price. You might want to ride a trend like this all the way up until the bands start to narrow. The narrowing of the bands indicates slowing price growth. If the bands are narrowing and the price is decreasing, it may be time to sell because the upward trend has played out.
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