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Volume (VOL)

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Description

Volume is simply the number of shares (or contracts) traded during a specified time frame (e.g., hour, day, week, month, etc). The analysis of volume is a basic yet very important element of technical analysis. Volume provides clues as to the intensity of a given price move.

 

... Courtesy of Market In Out

 

 

Syntax

VOL()
VOL(IDataSeries input)

 

Returns default value
VOL()[int barsAgo]
VOL(IDataSeries input)[int barsAgo]

 

 

Return Value

double; Accessing this method via an index value [int barsAgo] returns the indicator value of the referenced bar.

 

 

Parameters

input

Indicator source data (?)

 

 

Examples

// Prints the current value VOL
int value = VOL()[0];
Print("The current VOL value is " + value.ToString());

 

 

Source Code

You can view this indicator method source code by selecting the menu Tools > Edit NinjaScript > Indicator within the NinjaTrader Control Center window.