diff --git a/config/strategies/BB.toml b/config/strategies/BB.toml
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+[bbands]
+TimePeriod = 20
+NbDevUp = 2.25
+NbDevDn = 2
diff --git a/strategies/BB.js b/strategies/BB.js
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+/*
+
+  BB strategy - okibcn 2018-01-03
+
+ */
+// helpers
+var _ = require('lodash');
+var log = require('../core/log.js');
+
+var BB = require('./indicators/BB.js');
+
+// let's create our own method
+var method = {};
+
+// prepare everything our method needs
+method.init = function() {
+  this.name = 'BB';
+  this.nsamples = 0;
+  this.trend = {
+    zone: 'none',  // none, top, high, low, bottom
+    duration: 0,
+    persisted: false
+  };
+
+  this.requiredHistory = this.tradingAdvisor.historySize;
+
+  // define the indicators we need
+  this.addIndicator('bb', 'BB', this.settings.bbands);
+}
+
+
+// for debugging purposes log the last
+// calculated parameters.
+method.log = function(candle) {
+  var digits = 8;
+  var BB = this.indicators.bb;
+  //BB.lower; BB.upper; BB.middle are your line values 
+
+log.debug('______________________________________');
+  log.debug('calculated BB properties for candle ',this.nsamples);
+
+  if (BB.upper>candle.close)  log.debug('\t', 'Upper BB:', BB.upper.toFixed(digits));
+  if (BB.middle>candle.close) log.debug('\t', 'Mid   BB:', BB.middle.toFixed(digits));
+  if (BB.lower>=candle.close) log.debug('\t', 'Lower BB:', BB.lower.toFixed(digits));
+  log.debug('\t', 'price:', candle.close.toFixed(digits));
+  if (BB.upper<=candle.close)  log.debug('\t', 'Upper BB:', BB.upper.toFixed(digits));
+  if (BB.middle<=candle.close) log.debug('\t', 'Mid   BB:', BB.middle.toFixed(digits));
+  if (BB.lower<candle.close)   log.debug('\t', 'Lower BB:', BB.lower.toFixed(digits));
+  log.debug('\t', 'Band gap: ', BB.upper.toFixed(digits) - BB.lower.toFixed(digits));
+}
+
+method.check = function(candle) {
+  var BB = this.indicators.bb;
+  var price = candle.close;
+  this.nsamples++;
+
+  // price Zone detection
+  var zone = 'none';
+  if (price >= BB.upper) zone = 'top';
+  if ((price < BB.upper) && (price >= BB.middle)) zone = 'high';
+  if ((price > BB.lower) && (price < BB.middle)) zone = 'low';
+  if (price <= BB.lower) zone = 'bottom';
+  log.debug('current zone:  ',zone);
+  
+
+  if (this.trend.zone == zone){ 
+    // Ain't no zone change
+    log.debug('persisted');
+	this.trend = {
+		zone: zone,  // none, top, high, low, bottom
+		duration: this.trend.duration+1,
+		persisted: true
+	}
+ 
+	this.advice();
+  }
+  else {
+    // There is a zone change
+    log.debug('Leaving zone: ',this.trend.zone)
+  	if (this.trend.zone == 'top') this.advice('short');
+  	if (this.trend.zone == 'bottom') this.advice('long');
+ 	if (this.trend.zone == 'high') this.advice();
+  	if (this.trend.zone == 'low') this.advice();
+  	if (this.trend.zone == 'top') log.debug(   '>>>>>   SIGNALING ADVICE SHORT   <<<<<<<<<<<<');
+  	if (this.trend.zone == 'bottom') log.debug('>>>>>   SIGNALING ADVICE LONG    <<<<<<<<<<<<');
+   	this.trend = {
+	  zone: zone,  // none, top, high, low, bottom
+	  duration: 0,
+	  persisted: false
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = method;
diff --git a/strategies/indicators/BB.js b/strategies/indicators/BB.js
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+// no required indicators
+// Bollinger Bands - Okibcn implementation 2018-01-02
+
+var Indicator = function(BBSettings) {
+  this.input = 'price';
+  this.settings = BBSettings; 
+  // Settings:
+  //    TimePeriod: The amount of samples used for the average.
+  //    NbDevUp: The distance in stdev of the upper band from the SMA.   
+  //    NbDevDn: The distance in stdev of the lower band from the SMA.   
+  this.prices = [];
+  this.diffs = [];
+  this.age = 0;
+  this.sum = 0;
+  this.sumsq = 0;
+  this.upper = 0;
+  this.middle = 0;
+  this.lower = 0;
+}
+
+Indicator.prototype.update = function(price) {
+  var tail = this.prices[this.age] || 0; // oldest price in window
+  var diffsTail = this.diffs[this.age] || 0; // oldest average in window
+
+  this.prices[this.age] = price;
+  this.sum += price - tail;
+  this.middle = this.sum / this.prices.length; // SMA value
+  
+  this.diffs[this.age] = (price - this.middle);
+  this.sumsq += this.diffs[this.age] ** 2  - diffsTail ** 2;
+  var stdev = Math.sqrt(this.sumsq) / this.prices.length;
+  
+  this.upper = this.middle + this.settings.NbDevUp * stdev;
+  this.lower = this.middle - this.settings.NbDevDn * stdev;
+
+  this.age = (this.age + 1) % this.settings.TimePeriod
+}
+module.exports = Indicator;