The delayed price $32.49 is above its daily zone ($29.37 – $29.58), 10.03 ATR over the top.
A mother bar is a big, high-volume bar that later bars stay inside. The volume shows big players were active, and the range they left becomes the box traders watch for the next move.
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| Date | High | Low | Days inside | First close outside | False breakout? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | 30.69 | 30.35 | 2 | Down (Aug 28) | No |
| Aug 12 | 30.61 | 30.49 | 1 | Down (Aug 27) | No |
| Jul 13 | 29.93 | 29.75 | 1 | Down (Jul 15) | Yes |
| Jul 10 | 30.00 | 29.96 | 1 | Down (Oct 22) | Yes |
| Jun 3 | 29.45 | 29.39 | 1 | Up (Jun 12) | Yes |
| Apr 24 | 28.34 | 28.27 | 1 | Down (May 18) | No |
| Mar 31 | 26.37 | 26.04 | 0 | Not yet | — |
| Jan 30 | 27.19 | 26.88 | 2 | Down (Feb 5) | Yes |
| Jan 20 | 27.04 | 26.69 | 1 | Up (Feb 2) | Yes |
| Dec 22 | 26.16 | 26.05 | 1 | Up (Dec 24) | Yes |
The Sep 21 daily bar: high $29.58, low $29.37.
On SEPT: mother bars are marked on your chart as they form. Try it free →A large bar whose range contains the bars after it. Here it is a daily bar with volume above every one of the previous 20 days.
On SEPT: screen for stocks trading inside a mother bar right now. Try it free →Traders wait for the first candle to close above or below the mother bar, not just poke through it.
On SEPT: alert on the first close above or below the mother bar instead of watching every candle. Try it free →Price closes outside the bar, then closes back inside. Many traders then watch the other side of the bar.
On SEPT: test how often false breakouts happen on your stocks with the Setup Builder. Try it free →Yes, down, but it closed back inside (false breakout).
On SEPT: get an alert the moment XOEF closes outside its mother bar. Try it free →Odds depend on the time inside, the trend, the volume and where the bar sits versus zones.
On SEPT: test the odds on years of real data. Try it free →Above its daily zone ($29.37 – $29.58), based on the delayed price.
On SEPT: see XOEF's zone position live and let GOAX alert you at the zone edge. Try it free →PremarketRTHOvernightYesterdayOpening rangeInitial balanceVWAPPivotsZonesKPLSwingGapAll levels
Data: SEPT market data engine. Delayed data; real-time levels are on the SEPT platform. Times in Eastern Time. Educational information only, not investment advice. No odds or win rates are shown on this page.