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The choppiness index
The choppiness index is 42.2. In between: neither a clean trend nor a clear range.
- What it says
- Over the last 14 bars the price travelled 262.20 bar by bar to cover a range of 86.10: 3.0 times the distance it needed.
- How it is read
- Above 61.8 is read as a range, where breakout and trend tools tend to whipsaw; below 38.2 as a trend. The index says how the price moved, not which way.
- Read it with care
- A long range often ends in a strong move, so a high reading can come just before a trend starts.
The choppiness index on the last bars. The last bar is marked.
| Bar | Close price | Choppiness |
|---|---|---|
| 7 ago | 2,349.70 | 47.6 |
| 6 ago | 2,356.20 | 57.5 |
| 5 ago | 2,344.80 | 53.8 |
| 4 ago | 2,362.50 | 51.0 |
| 3 ago | 2,374.90 | 41.8 |
| 2 ago | 2,381.30 | 39.5 |
| 1 ago | 2,376.40 | 38.8 |
| Last | 2,395.20 | 42.2 |
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Distance travelled against ground covered
E. W. Dreiss's choppiness index adds up the true range of every bar over the last 14 bars, the path the price walked, and compares it with the distance from the highest high to the lowest low, the ground it covered. A price that walks straight covers its whole path and scores low; one that zigzags walks far and covers little, and scores high.
Check the trend's strength with the ADX calculator, the trend's age with the Aroon calculator, and size the trade with the position size calculator.
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