Donchian Channels

Donchian Channels were developed by Richard Donchian. They are displayed as two bands (upper and lower) which are calculated using highest and lowest prices. These bands are often used as a volatility indicator. The user may change only the period length. This indicator’s definition is further expressed in the condensed code given in the calculation below.
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How To Trade Using Donchian Channel

No trading signals are calculated for this indicator.

How To Access in MotiveWave

Go to the top menu, choose Study>Overlays>Donchian Channel

or go to the top menu, choose Add Study, start typing in this study name until you see it appear in the list, click on the study name, click OK.

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Calculation

//period = user defined, default is 20
//index = current bar number

Plot1: top = highest(index, period, HIGH);
Plot2: bottom = lowest(index, period, LOW);