| Rank | Ticker | Contraction Value | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSCO | 3.55 | Cisco Systems, Inc. |
| 2 | SPY | 3.73 | SPDR S&P 500 |
| 3 | V | 4.05 | Visa Inc. |
| 4 | QQQ | 4.08 | Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 |
| 5 | MCD | 4.28 | McDonald's Corporation |
| 6 | TLT | 4.52 | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond |
| 7 | IBN | 4.62 | None |
| 8 | DIS | 4.75 | Walt Disney Company (The) |
| 9 | PAA | 4.85 | None |
| 10 | NTAP | 4.88 | NetApp, Inc. |
| 11 | FERG | 5.05 | Ferguson Enterprises Inc. |
| 12 | SPG | 5.09 | Simon Property Group, Inc. |
| 13 | KR | 5.15 | Kroger Company (The) |
| 14 | MSFT | 5.20 | Microsoft Corporation |
| 15 | GS | 5.25 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
| 16 | IWM | 5.26 | iShares Russell 2000 ETF |
| 17 | CRBG | 5.32 | None |
| 18 | HLT | 5.40 | None |
| 19 | YUM | 5.46 | Yum! Brands, Inc. |
| 20 | COF | 5.63 | Capital One Financial Corporati |
| 21 | META | 5.69 | Meta Platforms, Inc. |
| 22 | WMT | 5.71 | WALMART INC |
| 23 | SBUX | 5.77 | Starbucks Corporation |
| 24 | ET | 5.88 | Energy Transfer LP |
| 25 | JPM | 6.01 | JP Morgan Chase & Co. |
| 26 | AGNC | 6.04 | AGNC Investment Corp. |
| 27 | AAPL | 6.21 | Apple Inc. |
| 28 | CNQ | 6.30 | Canadian Natural Resources Limi |
| 29 | AEG | 6.33 | Aegon Ltd. New York Registry Sh |
| 30 | EXEL | 6.45 | Exelixis, Inc. |
| 31 | AMZN | 6.66 | Amazon.com, Inc. |
| 32 | QCOM | 6.70 | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 33 | DASH | 6.71 | DoorDash, Inc. |
| 34 | ABNB | 6.72 | Airbnb, Inc. |
| 35 | CPNG | 6.83 | Coupang, Inc. |
| 36 | LRCX | 6.87 | Lam Research Corporation |
| 37 | B | 7.03 | Barrick Mining Corporation |
| 38 | MMM | 7.07 | 3M Company |
| 39 | BAC | 7.09 | Bank of America Corporation |
| 40 | FANG | 7.13 | Diamondback Energy, Inc. |
| 41 | EOG | 7.15 | EOG Resources, Inc. |
| 42 | NDAQ | 7.20 | Nasdaq, Inc. |
| 43 | COO | 7.40 | The Cooper Companies, Inc. |
| 44 | AS | 7.42 | Amer Sports, Inc. |
| 45 | APTV | 7.49 | Aptiv PLC |
| 46 | DOCS | 7.50 | Doximity, Inc. |
| 47 | EC | 7.52 | Ecopetrol S.A. |
| 48 | ADM | 7.53 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company |
| 49 | CELH 🚀 | 7.57 | Celsius Holdings, Inc. |
| 50 | NTR | 7.57 | Nutrien Ltd. |
| 51 | USB | 7.69 | U.S. Bancorp |
| 52 | QXO 📈 | 7.81 | QXO, Inc. |
| 53 | EQNR | 7.86 | Equinor ASA |
| 54 | SU | 7.94 | Suncor Energy Inc. |
| 55 | GME 🚀 📈 | 7.95 | GameStop Corporation |
| 56 | WFC | 7.97 | Wells Fargo & Company |
| 57 | ROKU | 8.02 | Roku, Inc. |
| 58 | HON | 8.03 | Honeywell International Inc. |
| 59 | COP | 8.08 | None |
| 60 | PBR-A | 8.15 | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrob |
| 61 | LYV | 8.22 | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
| 62 | PSTG 🚀 | 8.25 | Pure Storage, Inc. |
| 63 | NXPI | 8.34 | NXP Semiconductors N.V. |
| 64 | COST | 8.35 | Costco Wholesale Corporation |
| 65 | DELL | 8.41 | Dell Technologies Inc. |
| 66 | CRM | 8.49 | Salesforce, Inc. |
| 67 | CAH | 8.53 | Cardinal Health, Inc. |
| 68 | CVE | 8.54 | Cenovus Energy Inc |
| 69 | CDNS | 8.55 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. |
| 70 | VZ | 8.58 | Verizon Communications Inc. |
| 71 | XOM | 8.65 | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| 72 | FTNT | 8.67 | None |
| 73 | FCX | 8.67 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. |
| 74 | SNOW 🚀 | 8.73 | Snowflake Inc. |
| 75 | FDX | 8.86 | FedEx Corporation |
| 76 | FFTY | 8.88 | Innovator IBD 50 ETF |
| 77 | STX 📈 | 8.91 | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC |
| 78 | MOS | 8.94 | Mosaic Company (The) |
| 79 | PYPL | 8.98 | PayPal Holdings, Inc. |
| 80 | TGT | 9.00 | Target Corporation |
| 81 | VALE | 9.01 | VALE S.A. |
| 82 | SIRI | 9.03 | SiriusXM Holdings Inc. |
| 83 | ADBE | 9.04 | Adobe Inc. |
| 84 | GLW | 9.20 | Corning Incorporated |
| 85 | RBRK 🚀 📈 | 9.21 | Rubrik, Inc. |
| 86 | TRGP | 9.31 | None |
| 87 | AMX | 9.34 | None |
| 88 | PAAS | 9.34 | Pan American Silver Corp. |
| 89 | HWM | 9.35 | Howmet Aerospace Inc. |
| 90 | T | 9.37 | AT&T Inc. |
| 91 | SYF | 9.37 | Synchrony Financial |
| 92 | NWG | 9.39 | NatWest Group plc |
| 93 | ROST | 9.43 | Ross Stores, Inc. |
| 94 | MPC | 9.45 | None |
| 95 | KGC | 9.48 | Kinross Gold Corporation |
| 96 | FAS | 9.56 | Direxion Financial Bull 3X Shar |
| 97 | APH | 9.60 | Amphenol Corporation |
| 98 | PBR | 9.61 | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrob |
| 99 | TER 🚀 | 9.62 | Teradyne, Inc. |
| 100 | AGI | 9.64 | Alamos Gold Inc. |
| 101 | MSFU | 9.68 | Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 2X Sha |
| 102 | BMRN | 9.74 | None |
| 103 | TAL 🚀 | 9.74 | TAL Education Group |
| 104 | VST 📈 | 9.91 | Vistra Corp. |
| 105 | NKE 🚀 | 9.92 | Nike, Inc. |
| 106 | GPN | 9.92 | Global Payments Inc. |
| 107 | DG | 9.94 | Dollar General Corporation |
| 108 | MRVL 🚀 | 9.97 | Marvell Technology, Inc. |
| 109 | AVGO | 10.02 | Broadcom Inc. |
| 110 | WMB | 10.05 | None |
| 111 | DOCU | 10.13 | DocuSign, Inc. |
| 112 | DVN | 10.17 | Devon Energy Corporation |
| 113 | STZ | 10.18 | None |
| 114 | CF | 10.19 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. |
| 115 | PR | 10.21 | Permian Resources Corporation |
| 116 | KNX | 10.23 | Knight-Swift Transportation Hol |
| 117 | CCL | 10.27 | Carnival Corporation |
| 118 | PINS | 10.28 | Pinterest, Inc. |
| 119 | UBER | 10.29 | Uber Technologies, Inc. |
| 120 | PANW | 10.30 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
| 121 | NLY | 10.33 | Annaly Capital Management Inc. |
| 122 | ZIM 🚀 📈 | 10.35 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Service |
| 123 | YUMC | 10.36 | Yum China Holdings, Inc. |
| 124 | CVNA 📈 | 10.38 | Carvana Co. |
| 125 | NEE | 10.41 | NextEra Energy, Inc. |
| 126 | OVV | 10.46 | Ovintiv Inc. (DE) |
| 127 | NNOX 🚀 📈 | 10.49 | NANO-X IMAGING LTD |
| 128 | UAA | 10.52 | Under Armour, Inc. |
| 129 | TMUS | 10.53 | T-Mobile US, Inc. |
| 130 | BP | 10.55 | BP p.l.c. |
| 131 | VTR | 10.66 | Ventas, Inc. |
| 132 | ORLY | 10.69 | O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. |
| 133 | PCAR | 10.70 | PACCAR Inc. |
| 134 | GM 🚀 | 10.70 | General Motors Company |
| 135 | FLEX | 10.71 | Flex Ltd. |
| 136 | TSM | 10.72 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactur |
| 137 | WPM | 10.75 | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp |
| 138 | AFRM 📈 | 10.79 | Affirm Holdings, Inc. |
| 139 | NET | 10.87 | Cloudflare, Inc. |
| 140 | CNM | 10.87 | Core & Main, Inc. |
| 141 | SWK | 10.88 | None |
| 142 | YPF | 11.07 | YPF Sociedad Anonima |
| 143 | TQQQ | 11.08 | ProShares UltraPro QQQ |
| 144 | MKC | 11.16 | None |
| 145 | WDC 📈 | 11.25 | Western Digital Corporation |
| 146 | OXY | 11.30 | Occidental Petroleum Corporatio |
| 147 | GFI | 11.31 | Gold Fields Limited |
| 148 | JHX 🚀 | 11.31 | James Hardie Industries plc. |
| 149 | XPEV 🚀 📈 | 11.32 | XPeng Inc. |
| 150 | BIDU | 11.33 | Baidu, Inc. |
| 151 | OWL | 11.46 | Blue Owl Capital Inc. |
| 152 | LEN | 11.49 | Lennar Corporation |
| 153 | VRT | 11.50 | Vertiv Holdings, LLC |
| 154 | APO | 11.50 | Apollo Global Management, Inc. |
| 155 | ERX | 11.51 | Direxion Energy Bull 2X Shares |
| 156 | AAPU | 11.55 | Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X Sha |
| 157 | PGR | 11.63 | Progressive Corporation (The) |
| 158 | F | 11.64 | Ford Motor Company |
| 159 | SONY | 11.64 | Sony Group Corporation |
| 160 | JD | 11.73 | JD.com, Inc. |
| 161 | OMC | 11.74 | Omnicom Group Inc. |
| 162 | HPE | 11.78 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Comp |
| 163 | PTON 🚀 📈 | 11.83 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. |
| 164 | DKNG | 11.99 | DraftKings Inc. |
| 165 | DT | 12.01 | Dynatrace, Inc. |
| 166 | MCHP | 12.04 | Microchip Technology Incorporat |
| 167 | NUE | 12.06 | Nucor Corporation |
| 168 | NU | 12.07 | Nu Holdings Ltd. |
| 169 | MGM | 12.13 | MGM Resorts International |
| 170 | APP 📈 | 12.18 | Applovin Corporation |
| 171 | GE | 12.28 | GE Aerospace |
| 172 | AMZU | 12.34 | Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X Sha |
| 173 | HAL | 12.35 | Halliburton Company |
| 174 | MUFG | 12.39 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, |
| 175 | RDDT 🚀 📈 | 12.40 | Reddit, Inc. |
| 176 | AEM | 12.40 | Agnico Eagle Mines Limited |
| 177 | CART | 12.44 | Maplebear Inc. |
| 178 | ETN | 12.51 | None |
| 179 | JNUG 🚀 📈 | 12.58 | Direxion Daily Junior Gold Mine |
| 180 | INTC 🚀 | 12.64 | Intel Corporation |
| 181 | TRU | 12.66 | TransUnion |
| 182 | ULTA | 12.81 | Ulta Beauty, Inc. |
| 183 | FLUT | 12.81 | Flutter Entertainment plc |
| 184 | NRG | 12.83 | NRG Energy, Inc. |
| 185 | GUSH | 12.88 | Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Ex |
| 186 | CLS 🚀 📈 | 12.89 | Celestica, Inc. |
| 187 | OKTA 🚀 | 13.11 | Okta, Inc. |
| 188 | BBY | 13.19 | Best Buy Co., Inc. |
| 189 | TCOM | 13.26 | Trip.com Group Limited |
| 190 | GOOGL | 13.29 | Alphabet Inc. |
| 191 | SW | 13.30 | Smurfit WestRock plc |
| 192 | GOOG | 13.32 | Alphabet Inc. |
| 193 | BBWI | 13.38 | Bath & Body Works, Inc. |
| 194 | NEM | 13.56 | Newmont Corporation |
| 195 | GPC | 13.57 | Genuine Parts Company |
| 196 | DJT 🚀 📈 | 13.58 | Trump Media & Technology Group |
| 197 | CCI | 13.70 | Crown Castle Inc. |
| 198 | YMM | 13.75 | Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. |
| 199 | SOXL 🚀 📈 | 13.85 | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bu |
| 200 | TMF | 13.86 | Direxion Daily 20-Yr Treasury B |
| 201 | EL | 13.86 | Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T |
| 202 | M 🚀 | 13.92 | Macy's Inc |
| 203 | SPOT | 14.21 | Spotify Technology S.A. |
| 204 | DRN | 14.28 | Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull |
| 205 | TNA | 14.29 | Direxion Small Cap Bull 3X Shar |
| 206 | LYB 🚀 | 14.35 | LyondellBasell Industries NV |
| 207 | LMND 🚀 📈 | 14.41 | Lemonade, Inc. |
| 208 | BA | 14.51 | Boeing Company (The) |
| 209 | CRWD | 14.53 | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. |
| 210 | APA | 14.64 | APA Corporation |
| 211 | BEKE | 14.65 | KE Holdings Inc |
| 212 | VLO | 14.74 | Valero Energy Corporation |
| 213 | TSLA 📈 | 14.85 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 214 | TSCO | 14.95 | Tractor Supply Company |
| 215 | KHC | 15.04 | The Kraft Heinz Company |
| 216 | AA | 15.05 | Alcoa Corporation |
| 217 | SE 🚀 | 15.34 | Sea Limited |
| 218 | RIVN 🚀 | 15.40 | Rivian Automotive, Inc. |
| 219 | CIEN 📈 | 15.40 | Ciena Corporation |
| 220 | RF | 15.42 | Regions Financial Corporation |
| 221 | PHM | 15.65 | PulteGroup, Inc. |
| 222 | RCL | 15.65 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| 223 | ENTG | 15.85 | Entegris, Inc. |
| 224 | NVDA | 15.96 | NVIDIA Corporation |
| 225 | FTI 🚀 | 15.98 | TechnipFMC plc |
| 226 | CCJ | 16.05 | Cameco Corporation |
| 227 | CAVA | 16.19 | CAVA Group, Inc. |
| 228 | GRAB | 16.20 | Grab Holdings Limited |
| 229 | BHP | 16.28 | BHP Group Limited |
| 230 | TOST | 16.38 | Toast, Inc. |
| 231 | UTSL | 16.57 | Direxion Daily Utilities Bull 3 |
| 232 | ARM 🚀 📈 | 16.62 | Arm Holdings plc |
| 233 | IONQ 🚀 📈 | 16.65 | IonQ, Inc. |
| 234 | LVS | 16.70 | Las Vegas Sands Corp. |
| 235 | BTI | 16.79 | None |
| 236 | STLA | 16.83 | Stellantis N.V. |
| 237 | IP | 16.83 | International Paper Company |
| 238 | PTEN | 16.84 | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. |
| 239 | ORCL 🚀 | 16.86 | Oracle Corporation |
| 240 | DECK 🚀 | 16.88 | Deckers Outdoor Corporation |
| 241 | MFG | 16.93 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Sp |
| 242 | BROS | 17.02 | Dutch Bros Inc. |
| 243 | SMCI 🚀 📈 | 17.08 | Super Micro Computer, Inc. |
| 244 | CSGP | 17.14 | CoStar Group, Inc. |
| 245 | CRDO 📈 | 17.26 | Credo Technology Group Holding |
| 246 | ZTO | 17.38 | ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. |
| 247 | BLDR | 17.45 | Builders FirstSource, Inc. |
| 248 | AAL | 17.46 | American Airlines Group, Inc. |
| 249 | ZS | 17.47 | Zscaler, Inc. |
| 250 | DB | 17.52 | Deutsche Bank AG |
| 251 | C | 17.56 | Citigroup, Inc. |
| 252 | AU | 17.93 | AngloGold Ashanti PLC |
| 253 | DDOG 🚀 | 17.96 | Datadog, Inc. |
| 254 | SHOP 🚀 | 18.00 | Shopify Inc. |
| 255 | MU 📈 | 18.00 | Micron Technology, Inc. |
| 256 | FAST | 18.05 | None |
| 257 | SNAP | 18.29 | Snap Inc. |
| 258 | ANET | 18.51 | Arista Networks, Inc. |
| 259 | WYNN | 18.86 | Wynn Resorts, Limited |
| 260 | TME | 18.93 | Tencent Music Entertainment Gro |
| 261 | TEM 📈 | 18.93 | Tempus AI, Inc. |
| 262 | DLTR | 19.16 | Dollar Tree, Inc. |
| 263 | TWLO | 19.21 | Twilio Inc. |
| 264 | ON | 19.33 | ON Semiconductor Corporation |
| 265 | BB 🚀 📈 | 19.55 | BlackBerry Limited |
| 266 | TMO | 19.55 | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc |
| 267 | CHWY | 19.57 | Chewy, Inc. |
| 268 | PDD | 19.64 | PDD Holdings Inc. |
| 269 | Z | 19.87 | Zillow Group, Inc. |
| 270 | AEO 🚀 | 19.98 | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. |
| 271 | SERV 🚀 📈 | 20.01 | Serve Robotics Inc. |
| 272 | ASML | 20.13 | ASML Holding N.V. - New York Re |
| 273 | MDB 🚀 | 20.15 | MongoDB, Inc. |
| 274 | EVGO 🚀 📈 | 20.21 | EVgo Inc. |
| 275 | TEAM | 20.23 | Atlassian Corporation |
| 276 | BAM | 20.25 | None |
| 277 | COHR | 20.32 | Coherent Corp. |
| 278 | RETL | 20.46 | Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X S |
| 279 | DHI | 20.53 | D.R. Horton, Inc. |
| 280 | FSLR | 20.81 | First Solar, Inc. |
| 281 | TECK | 20.82 | Teck Resources Ltd |
| 282 | BABA | 21.11 | Alibaba Group Holding Limited |
| 283 | IBKR | 21.16 | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. |
| 284 | KMX | 21.20 | CarMax Inc |
| 285 | AI 🚀 | 21.41 | C3.ai, Inc. |
| 286 | NCLH | 21.50 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings |
| 287 | MSTR 📈 | 21.55 | Strategy Inc |
| 288 | BX | 21.65 | Blackstone Inc. |
| 289 | RKT | 21.93 | Rocket Companies, Inc. |
| 290 | LUV | 22.11 | Southwest Airlines Company |
| 291 | VG 📈 | 22.26 | Venture Global, Inc. |
| 292 | CLSK 📈 | 22.40 | CleanSpark, Inc. |
| 293 | CX | 22.54 | Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored |
| 294 | ENPH | 23.00 | Enphase Energy, Inc. |
| 295 | NBIS 🚀 📈 | 23.06 | Nebius Group N.V. |
| 296 | TIGR 🚀 📈 | 23.11 | UP Fintech Holding Limited |
| 297 | BKR | 23.11 | Baker Hughes Company |
| 298 | CMG | 23.17 | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. |
| 299 | CHYM | 23.20 | Chime Financial, Inc. |
| 300 | UAL 🚀 📈 | 23.27 | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. |
| 301 | DAL | 23.50 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
| 302 | STM | 23.90 | STMicroelectronics N.V. |
| 303 | RIG | 24.22 | Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) |
| 304 | TTD | 24.41 | The Trade Desk, Inc. |
| 305 | NOK 🚀 | 24.48 | Nokia Corporation Sponsored |
| 306 | PLTR 🚀 📈 | 24.58 | Palantir Technologies Inc. |
| 307 | SN | 24.60 | SharkNinja, Inc. |
| 308 | HOOD 📈 | 25.03 | Robinhood Markets, Inc. |
| 309 | LI | 25.54 | Li Auto Inc. |
| 310 | EH | 25.62 | EHang Holdings Limited |
| 311 | FI | 25.68 | Fiserv, Inc. |
| 312 | GGLL 📈 | 25.72 | Direxion Daily GOOGL Bull 2X Sh |
| 313 | WULF 🚀 📈 | 25.74 | TeraWulf Inc. |
| 314 | HIMS 📈 | 25.83 | Hims & Hers Health, Inc. |
| 315 | COIN 📈 | 26.01 | Coinbase Global, Inc. |
| 316 | AR | 26.18 | Antero Resources Corporation |
| 317 | XP | 26.43 | XP Inc. |
| 318 | AMD | 27.42 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
| 319 | SOUN 🚀 📈 | 27.48 | SoundHound AI, Inc. |
| 320 | QUBT 🚀 📈 | 27.65 | Quantum Computing Inc. |
| 321 | GEV 🚀 | 28.41 | GE Vernova Inc. |
| 322 | WBD 🚀 | 28.53 | Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - |
| 323 | RBLX | 28.69 | Roblox Corporation |
| 324 | XYZ | 28.76 | Block, Inc. |
| 325 | UPST 🚀 📈 | 28.92 | Upstart Holdings, Inc. |
| 326 | TSLL 🚀 📈 | 28.93 | Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Sha |
| 327 | YINN 📈 | 29.21 | Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull |
| 328 | APLD 🚀 📈 | 29.74 | Applied Digital Corporation |
| 329 | LUNR 🚀 📈 | 30.03 | Intuitive Machines, Inc. |
| 330 | SOFI 📈 | 30.26 | SoFi Technologies, Inc. |
| 331 | NVDL 🚀 📈 | 30.28 | GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Dail |
| 332 | AMC 🚀 📈 | 30.49 | AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc |
| 333 | IREN 🚀 📈 | 30.72 | IREN LIMITED |
| 334 | NAIL 🚀 | 31.32 | Direxion Daily Homebuilders & S |
| 335 | BBAI 🚀 📈 | 31.61 | BigBear.ai, Inc. |
| 336 | TPR | 31.96 | Tapestry, Inc. |
| 337 | CRCL 🚀 📈 | 32.09 | Circle Internet Group, Inc. |
| 338 | MARA 🚀 | 32.10 | MARA Holdings, Inc. |
| 339 | BITX 📈 | 33.22 | 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF |
| 340 | BTDR 🚀 📈 | 33.39 | Bitdeer Technologies Group |
| 341 | ACHR 🚀 📈 | 35.67 | Archer Aviation Inc. |
| 342 | AUR 📈 | 37.96 | Aurora Innovation, Inc. |
| 343 | RUN 🚀 📈 | 38.52 | Sunrun Inc. |
| 344 | RIOT 📈 | 38.53 | Riot Platforms, Inc. |
Bollinger Bands are a technical analysis indicator developed by John Bollinger that helps traders gauge price volatility and identify potential overbought or oversold conditions. The indicator is made up of three lines plotted on a price chart. The middle band is typically a 20-period simple moving average (SMA) of the asset's price, representing its intermediate-term trend. The upper and lower bands are plotted a specified number of standard deviations (usually two) above and below the SMA. The key to understanding Bollinger Bands is their dynamic nature. The bands widen during periods of high volatility and contract during periods of low volatility, which is known as a "Bollinger Squeeze." Traders often see this contraction as a sign that a significant price move may be imminent. A common trading strategy involves using the bands to identify relative highs and lows. When the price of an asset reaches the upper band, it may be considered overbought, potentially signaling a selling opportunity. Conversely, when the price touches the lower band, it may be considered oversold, suggesting a potential buying opportunity. However, it's important to use Bollinger Bands in conjunction with other indicators for confirmation, as price can "walk the band" for extended periods during strong trends.