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Short, practical guides to crypto volatility and how to use a daily range.

Average True Range (ATR) for Crypto: What It Is and How to Use It ATR measures how far a crypto price typically moves in a day. Learn how it is calculated, how to read it for Bitcoin, and how to turn it into a daily price range. Crypto Expected Move: How to Estimate Today's Bitcoin Price Range The expected move is the range a price is likely to stay within over a period. Here is how to estimate Bitcoin's expected move for today, and how often such ranges actually hold. How to Set a Crypto Stop-Loss Using the Daily Range A stop-loss inside normal daily noise gets hit for no reason. Use the expected daily range to place stops for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, and to size leverage safely. When Does the Bitcoin Daily Candle Close? 00:00 UTC Explained for US Traders Crypto never closes, but daily candles do: at 00:00 UTC on most exchanges and charts. That's 8:00 PM ET in summer and 7:00 PM ET in winter. Why Most Crypto Price Predictions Don't Beat a Coin Flip We backtested a trend-following Bitcoin prediction model on a full year: 51% directional accuracy. Here's why direction is so hard to predict, and what can be forecast instead.