ADX vs Average True Range

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

ADX
intermediate
technical_analysis

ADX, or Average Directional Index, is a trend-strength indicator that measures how strongly price is trending in any direction, expressed as a value between 0 and 100, without indicating trend direction.

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Average True Range
intermediate
technical_analysis

Average True Range (ATR) is a volatility indicator that measures the average size of price movement over a defined lookback period by smoothing the True Range values of each bar.

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