FTB-C000490 / Financial concept

Bollinger Band Tag

Bollinger Band Tag is an observation that price has reached or crossed one of the Bollinger bands.

Also known asband touch

Definitions

In plain terms

It reports relative location at that row without defining an order, reversal, or continuation rule.

Technical

A governed tag must state the compared price field, equality rule, band alignment, bar finality, and whether the band includes the current row.

Scope

John Bollinger explicitly distinguishes tags from standalone buy or sell signals.

Examples

  • A reviewer traces Bollinger Band Tag from aligned inputs through its first-ready row and edge cases before accepting a displayed value.

Common misconceptions

  • John Bollinger explicitly distinguishes tags from standalone buy or sell signals.

Concept relationships

Where this concept is used

Evidence and governance

  1. Bollinger Bands Rules John Bollinger · first party methodology

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition

    Limits: Interpretive rules do not prove forecasting power, trade profitability, or one universal parameter selection.

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fintech-builder-batch-009
Last reviewed
2026-07-30
Next review
2027-07-30
Record status
published