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bollinger_squeeze

Bollinger band width compressed to a multi-week low — volatility is contracted.

definition
bollinger_width < 0.04

Swap YOUR_KEY for a key from /dashboard/keys. Responses are real captures from 2026-09-18, trimmed.

Every ticker matching this signal /v2/signals/{signal}

Live — every ticker where it fires now
curl "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/bollinger_squeeze" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-18T14:37:44.845Z",
 "signal": "bollinger_squeeze",
 "condition": null,
 "universe": null,
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "AAA",
   "name": "Alternative Access First Priority CLO Bond ETF",
   "value": true
  },
  {
   "ticker": "AAAA",
   "name": "Amplius Aggressive Asset Allocation ETF",
   "value": true
  }
 ]
}
As-of — the same read at a past date
curl "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/bollinger_squeeze?asof=2026-07-04" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-06-20",
 "signal": "bollinger_squeeze",
 "condition": null,
 "universe": null,
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "AAA",
   "name": "Alternative Access First Priority CLO Bond ETF",
   "value": true
  },
  {
   "ticker": "AAAA",
   "name": "Amplius Aggressive Asset Allocation ETF",
   "value": true
  }
 ]
}
Subscribe — webhook when a ticker starts matching
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/bollinger_squeeze/subscribe" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"target_url": "https://example.com/hooks/tickerbot"}'

Returns 201 with the created webhook — the same shape as GET /v2/webhooks/{id}, plus a one-time signing_secret for HMAC verification.

The whole market, filtered on it /v2/scan

Live — the whole market, filtered on this signal
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{ "q": "bollinger_squeeze" }'
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-18T14:37:45.408Z",
 "query": {
  "q": "bollinger_squeeze",
  "limit": 2,
  "order": "change_1d_pct",
  "dir": "desc",
  "fields": [],
  "full": false,
  "universe": null,
  "asset_class": null
 },
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "TLIH",
   "name": "Ten-League International Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 6.075,
   "change_1d_pct": 4.741379310344834,
   "gap_pct": -1.8966,
   "relative_volume": 0.077,
   "market_cap": 17348566
  },
  {
   "ticker": "SIMA",
   "name": "SIM Acquisition Corp. I Class A Ordinary Shares",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 11.52,
   "change_1d_pct": 4.727272727272724,
   "gap_pct": -1.4909,
   "relative_volume": 0.0122,
   "market_cap": 91071339
  }
 ]
}
As-of — the same scan at a past date
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{ "q": "bollinger_squeeze", "asof": "2026-07-04" }'
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-06-20",
 "query": {
  "q": "bollinger_squeeze",
  "asof": "2026-06-20",
  "interval": "auto",
  "limit": 2,
  "order": "change_1d_pct",
  "dir": "desc",
  "fields": [],
  "full": false,
  "universe": null,
  "asset_class": null
 },
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "POWW",
   "name": "Outdoor Holding Company Common Stock",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 2.14,
   "change_1d_pct": 10.309278350515473,
   "gap_pct": 2.061855670103095,
   "relative_volume": 2.7789856015098393,
   "market_cap": 251762272
  },
  {
   "ticker": "BXDC",
   "name": "Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc.",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 22.14,
   "change_1d_pct": 6.853281853281862,
   "gap_pct": 1.3030888030888013,
   "relative_volume": null,
   "market_cap": 2084844431
  }
 ]
}
Subscribe — webhook on a market-wide condition
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan/subscribe" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"q": "bollinger_squeeze", "target_url": "https://example.com/hooks/tickerbot"}'

Returns 201 with the created webhook object; deliveries carry the tickers matching the condition at each evaluation.

Its history /v2/series

History — the column on an aligned time grid
curl "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/series?tickers=AAPL,MSFT&columns=close,bollinger_squeeze" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-18T14:37:47.383Z",
 "interval": "1d",
 "tickers": [
  "AAPL",
  "MSFT"
 ],
 "columns": [
  "close",
  "bollinger_squeeze"
 ],
 "count": 6,
 "series": {
  "AAPL": [
   {
    "t": "2026-09-15",
    "close": 331.34,
    "bollinger_squeeze": false
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-16",
    "close": 332.41,
    "bollinger_squeeze": false
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-17",
    "close": 337.002,
    "bollinger_squeeze": false
   }
  ],
  "MSFT": [
   {
    "t": "2026-09-15",
    "close": 497.12,
    "bollinger_squeeze": false
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-16",
    "close": 490.3,
    "bollinger_squeeze": false
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-17",
    "close": 497.75,
    "bollinger_squeeze": false
   }
  ]
 }
}

Its firings /v2/events

Firings — every enter edge as a point event
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/events" \
  -d "kind=signal" -d "signal=bollinger_squeeze" -d "transition=enter" -d "from=2026-02-24" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-18T14:37:47.556Z",
 "query": {
  "kind": "signal",
  "tickers": null,
  "universe": null,
  "since": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "until": null,
  "limit": 2,
  "signal": "bollinger_squeeze",
  "transition": "enter"
 },
 "count": 0,
 "results": []
}

Same grammar on scan, series, and webhooks; state reads take ?asof= for point-in-time answers.

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