Bollinger Band - Basis

The value of the moving average around which the upper and lower Bollinger Band are derived.

 

Syntax: BBBasis(Source, Length, StdDev, Interval, [Ref], [Symbol])

Source = Required.

Length = Required. Number of periods of type "Interval" in the Moving Average.

StdDev = Required. The number of standard deviations from the basis line.

Interval = Required. 

[Ref] = Optional.

[Symbol] = Optional.

 

Comments: 

In RavenQuote the defaults are: Length = 20, StdDev = 2.

 

Examples:

BBBasis(Close, 20, 2, 5, 0, YHOO)

The latest basis value (moving average) using the Closing Price, with a 20 5-minute bar moving average for YHOO.