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# Volatility squeeze breakout
- URL: https://www.propfirmduel.com/strategies/squeeze-breakout/
- Published: 2026-10-07T22:19:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T22:19:00.000Z
- Description: When Bollinger bands contract inside Keltner channels, volatility is unusually low. Low volatility tends to be followed by expansion.
- Author: Prop Firm Duel
- Tags: Breakout strategies, #strategy, #school-breakout, #level-intermediate, #Import 2026-10-07 22:49

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Example drawing, not live market data.

1Where's the level?

The squeeze: Bollinger bands inside Keltner channels.

2What's the trigger?

The squeeze ends on a closed candle and momentum closes in one direction.

3Where is it wrong?

The opposite side of the squeeze range.

4Where does it end?

2R.

Markets

Stocks, Futures, Crypto

Timeframes

15m to 1d

Sessions

Any

Also called

TTM squeeze, Bollinger-Keltner squeeze

## What it means

When Bollinger bands contract inside Keltner channels, volatility is unusually low. Low volatility tends to be followed by expansion.

## How it is confirmed without repainting

Squeeze state is calculated on closed candles.

## When it fails

False starts in both directions.