AtlasStochastic
Where the close sits inside its recent high-low range, as %K and a smoothed %D on a fixed 0 to 100 scale, in its own pane.
The Stochastic shows where the close sits inside its recent range, on a fixed 0 to 100 scale. Near 100, the close is near the top of the last N bars' high-low range. Near 0, it's near the bottom. %K is that reading and %D is a smoothed %K, so the two crossing is the classic momentum turn.
On an NQ 5-minute chart, %K dropping below 20 on a pullback in an uptrend shows price is closing near the low of its recent range. In a strong trend it can sit near one end for a long time, so read it with the trend, not against it.
NQ 5m, Oct 16, 2026 · Atlas
Adding the indicator
Open the chart settings panel and use the Add button in the Indicators section. Stochastic sits in the Subpane group. You can add up to four, each in its own pane.
Settings
| Setting | Options | What it controls |
|---|---|---|
| %K length | 14 (default) | How many bars the high-low range covers. |
| %K smoothing | 1 (default), up to 100 | Smoothing applied to %K. 1 means none, the fast stochastic. |
| %D smoothing | 3 (default), up to 100 | The length of the average that turns %K into %D. |
| %K and %D | Colour, width, style, opacity each | %K takes the palette colour, %D a contrasting one. Both solid by default. |
| Bands | On (default), Off | Draws the upper, middle and lower lines. |
| Upper / Lower | 80 / 20 (default) | The stretched-reading levels. |
| Middle | On (default), level 50 | The middle line. |
| Levels | Dashed (default), Solid, Dotted, plus a colour | How the level lines look. |
| Background | On (default), Off, plus a colour | Shades the range between the lower and upper bands. Follows the %K colour unless you pick one. |
Reading notes
- The forming bar's value can change until that bar closes.
- Pinned isn't the same as finished. A stochastic stuck above 80 in a rally means price keeps closing near its highs, which is what a trend looks like.
- %K smoothing of 3 gives you the slow stochastic many traders use. The default of 1 is the fast version.
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