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NR7
Breakout

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.

Volatility CompressionDaily3:1 R:RMedium RiskAny
7 days
Lookback
3× NR7
Target

Rules & Configuration

The full rule set, required indicators, suggested configuration, execution flow, and performance parameters for the NR7 Breakout setup.

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.

ATREMA 20
📈 Long NR7 Break
  • 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
📉 Short NR7 Break
  • 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
⚙️ Configuration
  • // NR7 Config
  • Lookback: 7 trading days
  • Measurement: daily (high - low)
  • Entry: break beyond NR7 day on following session
7 days
Lookback
3× NR7
Target
💡 Pro Tip

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.

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