FTB-C000488 / Financial concept

Outside-Band Percent B

Outside-Band Percent B is a valid Percent B value below zero or above one when price lies beyond a Bollinger band.

Also known asunbounded %b state

Definitions

In plain terms

A close above the upper band gives a value above one; a close below the lower band gives a value below zero.

Technical

The state follows directly from the location ratio whenever band width is positive and must not be clipped without an explicit display policy.

Scope

An outside-band value describes location and is not by itself a reversal or continuation signal.

Examples

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

Common misconceptions

  • An outside-band value describes location and is not by itself a reversal or continuation signal.

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.

  2. TA-Lib Bollinger Bands TA-Lib · first party technical publication

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition

    Limits: TA-Lib permits moving-average variants beyond the local close-SMA and population-deviation contract.

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