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Donchian Channels – DCH

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Measures market volatility by plotting the highest and lowest prices over a set period. Generates buy/sell signals when price breaks above the highest high or below the lowest low.

The Donchian channel is an indicator used in market trading developed by Richard Donchian. It is formed by taking the highest high and the lowest low of the last n periods. The area between the high and the low is the channel for the period chosen.

The Donchian channel is a useful indicator for seeing the volatility of a market price. If a price is stable the Donchian channel will be relatively narrow. If the price fluctuates a lot the Donchian channel will be wider. Its primary use, however, is for providing signals for long and short positions. If a security trades above its highest n periods high, then a long is established. If it trades below its lowest n periods low, then a short is established.

Surce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donchian_channel

The indicator has two parameters:

1. Computed From – refers to the source of the price data on each bar
2. Period – refers to the number of periods on which indicator is calculated

The indicator has three lines:

1. Upper Band
2. Middle Band
3. Lower Band

Indicator is implemented for: MT4/MT5/Tradestation/ Multicharts

You can download the indicator here.

Indicator is implemented for: MT4/MT5/Tradestation/ Multicharts.

How to import custom blocks:

1. Open the Algo Wizard in SQX
2. Select Customize
3. Select Custom Blocks
4. Import Custom Blocks
5. Save them

You can easily do your conditions in Custom blocks. More information you can find here:

• https://strategyquant.com/doc/strategyquant/custom-blocks/
• https://strategyquant.com/doc-category/strategy-templates-custom-blocks/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGkn5kh_etc

In this module, you can also modify the custom blocks – change the periods, change the steps, etc.

How to import custom indicators to SQX:

• https://strategyquant.com/doc/programming-for-sq/import-export-custom-indicators-and-other-snippets/

You know me as clonex. I’m Ivan Hudec — I built the free blocks you’re using here, and I write about the research behind them at algotrading.space. Need something built? Work with me.

Past performance is no guarantee of future success. All information should be viewed as educational only UNITED STATES Disclaimer required by Government - Commodity Futures Trading Commission informs: Futures and options trading have great potential rewards, but also great potential risk. You must be aware of the risks and be willing to accept them in order to invest in the futures and options markets. Don't trade with money you can't afford to lose. This is neither a solicitation nor an offer to buy/sell futures, shares or options on the same. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to realise profits or losses similar to those discussed in this document. The past performance of any trading system or methodology is not necessarily indicative of future results. CFTC RULE 4.41 - HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE A RECORD OF ACTUAL PERFORMANCE, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES WERE NOT EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE OFFSET THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMMES IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO REALISE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL, OR IS LIKELY TO, REALISE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE DISCUSSED WITHIN THIS SITE. IF YOU DECIDE TO INVEST REAL MONEY, ALL TRADING DECISIONS IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS SHOULD BE YOUR OWN.

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Details
Version	1.0.0
Published	October 19, 2026
Last updated	November 2, 2026
App	SQ
Type	Snippet
Author	clonex / Ivan Hudec
App version	145.3058
Codebase category	Indicators / Signals