On balance volume was coined by Joe Granville in his book, New Key to Stock Market Profits, in the year 1963. It is a momentum indicator that measures the positive and negative volume flow and relates volume to price change. The indicator is based on the idea that volume precedes price. It measures the sum total of the volume indicating whether the money is flowing in or out of the currency.
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The Art of Contrarian Trading: Volume, Consolidation, Distribution, Headlines
Traders are at a stage in the market cycle that is one of the most frustrating to deal with, and where the most money gets squandered trying to work things out. This stage is when we go through a phase of consolidation, moving sideways consolidating the recent moves made, while…