What Does Standard Deviation Actually Read on YM 1-minute Charts?
Educational reference. Measured from 87,680 recorded values on E-mini Dow 1-minute charts through September 4, 2026.
The middle half of all readings sat between 6.88 and 17.25, with a median of 10.74.
Standard Deviation measures how widely price has been scattered around its own average. This page reports what it actually read on E-mini Dow 1-minute charts — not what it is supposed to do, but the distribution of 87,680 recorded values over the last 90 days.
| Series | Median | Middle half | 5th / 95th | Full range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Deviation | 10.74 | 6.88 – 17.25 | 3.67 / 38.10 | 0 – 229.01 |
The median is the middle reading, so a single unusual session cannot drag it. The middle half is where Standard Deviation sat on half of all bars — the range you should expect to see most of the time on this chart.
See LiveCharts.AI forecasting Standard Deviation on E-mini Dow — 7-day free trial →
How this was measured
Every 1-minute bar of E-mini Dow recorded in the last 90 days was read, and the values grouped without smoothing or filtering. Series with fewer than 400 readings are omitted rather than shown on thin evidence. These are recorded values, not forecasts.