NR7 (Narrowest Range of 7 days): today's range is the smallest of the last 7 trading days. A clear volatility contraction. Explosive breakouts follow these compressed days more often than random chance, especially when combined with trend alignment.
- Today's daily range (high - low) is smallest of last 7 trading days (NR7)
- Price above EMA 20 (trend alignment)
- Next day: price breaks above NR7 day's high
- Enter long on breakout on next trading day
- Stop: below NR7 day's low
- Target: 3× the NR7 day's range
- NR7 confirmed (smallest range of last 7 days)
- Price below EMA 20
- Breakdown below NR7 day's low on next session
- Enter short, stop above NR7 high
- Target: 3× NR7 range projected down
- // NR7 Config
- Lookback: 7 trading days
- Measurement: daily (high - low)
- Entry: break beyond NR7 day on following session
NR7 alone is a mediocre signal. Combined with trend alignment (above/below EMA 20), it becomes substantially more reliable. You're catching volatility expansions in the direction of the existing trend, not random breakouts from compression.