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[amibroker] Does the OBV Indicator give us really true numbers?



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As we all know what this indicator does....except one thing that's 
item #3 below.

Does Amibroker take this into consideration in that indicator?

Most of the charting programs do item #1 and #2 very well but not #3.
#3 is usually given as a down designation even though the close is 
the same as yesterday's close. Why is that?
Normally, you don't have a close of the same as the next day.
What code do I need to add to get the correct results?

Is it because they never really look in Chapter 3 (under Volume 
Complex) and followed the rules?..... "Granville New strategy of 
daily stock market timing for MAXIMUM PROFIT" by Joe Granville.

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As stated above, OBV is calculated by adding the day's volume to a 
running cumulative total when the security's price closes up, and 
subtracts the volume when it closes down. 

1) For example, if today the closing price is greater than 
yesterday's closing price, then the new

OBV = Yesterday's OBV + Today's Volume

2) If today the closing price is less than yesterday's closing 
price, then the new

OBV = Yesterday's OBV - Today's Volume

3) If today the closing price is equal to yesterday's closing price, 
then the new

OBV = Yesterday's OBV


http://stockcharts.com/education/IndicatorAnalysis/indic-obv.htm

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