Volume indicators

OBV: On Balance Volume

Adds the volume on up days and subtracts it on down days, to see whether volume is backing the trend.

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Идея простыми словами

The idea is that volume moves before price: big players buying quietly push volume up on up days before the price takes off. OBV keeps a running score.

Как считается

If the close is higher than yesterday's, add today's volume; if lower, subtract it.

OBV = previous OBV + volume   (close up)
OBV = previous OBV − volume   (close down)
OBV unchanged when the close is unchanged

Как использовать

OBV rising with the price: the trend is supported.
OBV breaking out before the price: a possible early sign of a price breakout.

Выводы

Look at OBV's trend and divergences, not its value.

Пример

An index is flat for a month while OBV keeps rising; the index then breaks out to the upside.

Цены в примерах приведены для иллюстрации.

На что обратить внимание

On currencies, metals and CFDs there is no central exchange volume. The chart uses "tick volume", the number of price changes in each candle, which follows real activity closely but is not the number of contracts traded.

Немного истории

Joe Granville popularised OBV in his 1963 book "Granville's New Key to Stock Market Profits".

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