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



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I believe I found the recent Message posting.

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http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/message/88042



--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Graham <kavemanperth@xxxx> wrote:
>
> OBV has just had a discussion in past few days. TJ even gave a 
formula for it.
>  Just use OBV() for OBV. It comes with built in chart even.
> from the help files
> OBV - On Balance Volume
> OBV was created by Joe Granville, the father of OBV analysis. This 
is
> a running total of volume that relates price changes and volume and
> shows accumulation and distribution action.
> 
> The classic OBV is calculated by adding today's total volume to a
> cumulative total when price closes higher than yesterday's close 
and
> subtracting today's total volume from the cumulative when the price
> closes lower than yesterday's close. If price remains the same, 
then
> the OBV is not changed. The actual amount of the price change is
> irrelevant and only the direction of change is significant for 
these
> calculations.
> 
> 
> On 10/10/05, run_for_your_life2003 <run_for_your_life2003@xxxx> 
wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 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
> >
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only.
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Cheers
> Graham
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>






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