FTB-C000502 / Indicator

Donchian Channels

Donchian Channels are rolling upper and lower price boundaries formed from the highest high and lowest low over a declared lookback.

Also known asDCDonchian Channel

Definitions

In plain terms

The middle is the midrange of those boundaries, and the channel changes when new extremes enter or old extreme owners expire.

Technical

The D07 calculation includes the current row and freezes the lookback, price fields, full-window readiness, tie behavior, and display offset.

Scope

A breakout strategy adds a causal comparison rule and is not identical to the channel calculation.

Examples

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

Common misconceptions

  • A breakout strategy adds a causal comparison rule and is not identical to the channel calculation.

Concept relationships

Where this concept is used

Evidence and governance

  1. Donchian Channels TradingView · official platform documentation

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition

    Limits: Causal lagging, tie ownership, and exact breakout event rules are local implementation boundaries.

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