tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897456774486153841.post1570368643249070005..comments2024-03-28T06:07:36.391-07:00Comments on VIX and More: Bollinger Bands: Why 20 Days?Bill Lubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01241003017364820134noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897456774486153841.post-60839687893475993232008-06-22T10:54:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:54:00.000-07:00Alan Farley uses 13 for his intra-day BB setting, ...Alan Farley uses 13 for his intra-day BB setting, with 8 and 5 period Exponential moving averages<BR/><BR/>These are Fib Numbers FWIW<BR/><BR/>Love the blog<BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897456774486153841.post-62787519323772768292008-06-14T01:54:00.000-07:002008-06-14T01:54:00.000-07:00Perhaps there is a logic to using the standard 50/...Perhaps there is a logic to using the standard 50/100/200 SMA or whatever.<BR/>If a large number of people are using the same coefficients, then they will also be looking at the same entry/exit/stop points.<BR/><BR/>If you want to catch a fish...think like a fish.<BR/><BR/>MarcMarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13935848992860543227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897456774486153841.post-14877400885884863312008-06-13T09:09:00.000-07:002008-06-13T09:09:00.000-07:00great post. One has to be wary of curve fitting o...great post. One has to be wary of curve fitting obviously when tweaking things but there are clear edges that exist over finite time periods by tweaking and I suspect most of it has to do with trading against and taking advantage of those using the defalts... A phase shift of sorts.bhhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699857878925368849noreply@blogger.com