The Bollinger Bands are contracting as Paychex (PAYX) trades within a narrow range this month. First, you can see the bands narrowing significantly this week (blue arrows). Second, the Bollinger Band Width indicator is trading at its lowest level in over four months. A volatility expansion often follows a volatility contraction.
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Arthur Hill, CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London.
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