ClearPath Trader

Standard Deviation

Statistical dispersion of price or returns around the mean. Building block of Bollinger Bands and risk models.

Category: Volatility · Complexity: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Tags: volatility, study-card, volatility

Study card — educational illustration only (no live overlay in Charts).

Standard Deviation chart illustration

Formula

Standard Deviation is computed from price, volume, breadth, or macro prints depending on class (Volatility). See the description for the defining inputs.

How to read

Read Standard Deviation as a labeling tool: it describes a condition (trend, stretch, participation, or macro). Confirm with price structure, not the indicator alone. This entry is a study card — not every encyclopedia model has a live chart overlay.

Limitations

Standard Deviation can lag, repaint (some drawings), or stay extreme in trends. It is not financial advice and not a broker signal.

Typical settings

Use the author's original defaults first; change one parameter at a time.

Standard Deviation is part of the ClearPath Encyclopedia of Indicators — 190 models explained with standard SVG illustrations, so you can study an indicator before you put it on a live chart.

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