The “Williams Percent Range”, or “%R”, indicator is a popular member of the “Oscillator” family of technical indicators. Larry Williams created the %R oscillator along the same lines as the Stochastics indicator, but without the “smoothing” component and with a reversed scale. The Williams Percent Range indicator is uncanny in its ability to signal a reversal one or two periods ahead of reality. Traders use the indicator to determine overbought and oversold conditions and reversals in market trends.
Register for free to join our community of investors and share your ideas. You will also get access to streaming quotes, interactive charts, trades, portfolio, live options flow and more tools.