VOGAZ - Technical Analysis Tool and Charting Software

VOGAZ  - Technical Analysis Tool and Charting Software
VOGAZ- A Technical Analysis Tool and Charting Software for Stock, Forex & Commodity Market Investors and Traders.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Positive Volume Index

Positive Volume Index
The Positive Volume Index showsfocus on periods when volume increases from the previous period. Theinterpretation of the Positive Volume Index is that many investors are buyingwhen the index rises, and selling when the index falls. The Positive VolumeIndex is often used in conjunction withNegative Volume Index to identify bull and bear markets. Positive Volume Index(PVI) is calculated based on price movements on periods with increased volume.The high volume periods are consider to be driven by uninformed traders, andtherefore PVI is intended to track the price movements which the uninformedcrowd is trading. The market is considered to be bearish if the Positive VolumeIndex crosses below its 255-period moving average. A single input parameter isrequired which is the number of periods used to compute the signal line .
PVI assumes that on periods whenvolume increases, the crowd-following "uninformed" traders are in themarket. on periods with decreased volume, the "smart money" isquietly taking positions. The Positive Volume Index is typically compared to a255-period moving average of its value. When the index increases above thisvalue, less informed traders (the crowd) have typically been buying ,indicating the prices may continue to increase. When the index increases belowthis value, uninformed traders have typically been selling, indicating apossible decrease.

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