Volume indicators are technical tools to evaluate a security’s bull and bear power. Most look specifically at buying vs. selling pressure to determine which side is in control of price action. Others ...

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The relative volume (RVOL) indicator measures the volume traded in a stock, relative to the average level of volume traded over a given period. Find out how this indicator works, what high and low ...

On Balance Volume (OBV) is a momentum indicator developed by Joe Granville in the 1960s. Since price typically follows volume, traders look for certain trends in the OBV indicator to be a predictive ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Corey Hoffstein is chief investment officer of Newfound Research. This article is more than 10 years old. Trading volume – the ...

The relative volume indicator measures the volume traded in a share, relative to the average level of volume traded over a given period of time. Learn more about the relative volume indicator. The ...