Squeeze Detector

Identify volatility compression before explosive breakouts · Sunday night watchlist filter · Works with any broker

What Is A Squeeze — And How To Use This Tool

A squeeze occurs when Bollinger Bands compress inside Keltner Channels — volatility contracts to a coil. When the squeeze releases, price moves explosively in one direction. This is the same concept behind the TTM Squeeze indicator sold for $997+ as a TOS-only script.

Enter values from TOS, TradingView, or any charting platform for up to 6 tickers. Run on Sunday nights to find your best candidates before Gates 1–6.

Step 1 — Get values from TOS

See the guide below the detector. Takes 30 seconds per ticker.

Step 2 — Enter values here

Price, BB Upper/Lower, Keltner Upper/Lower, and momentum direction.

Step 3 — Read the signal

  • Purple = in squeeze
  • Green = squeeze firing
  • Amber = watch
  • Red = no setup.

Step 4 — Take A+ squeezes into the Swing Scanner

Only run stocks through all 6 gates if the squeeze grade is B or higher.

Scoring Overview

  • Firing: 0
  • In Squeeze: 0
  • Watch: 0
  • No Setup: 0

Score All Tickers

Ticker Input

  • Price $
  • ATR
  • BB Upper $
  • BB Lower $
  • KC Upper $
  • KC Lower $
  • Momentum Direction (from TOS histogram)
    • Rising — histogram bars growing above zero
    • Flat — bars near zero or mixed
    • Falling — histogram bars growing below zero

How To Get These Values From TOS In 30 Seconds

  1. In TOS Charts, enter the ticker and set to Daily chart.
  2. Studies → Add Study → search BollingerBands → Add. Default settings (20,2) are fine. Read the Upper and Lower band values from the right axis.
  3. Studies → Add Study → search KeltnerChannels → Add. Default settings (20,1.5) are fine. Read Upper and Lower Keltner values from the right axis.
  4. Studies → Add Study → search Momentum → Add. Read whether the momentum histogram bars are above or below zero, and whether they are growing or shrinking. Select Rising, Falling, or Flat in the dropdown.
  5. Current price reads at the top of the chart C: XX.XX. Enter that as Price.
  6. ATR: Studies → Add Study → search ATR → Add. Read the current ATR value. This measures how many dollars per day the stock moves on average.