This is the traditional Force Index indicator developed by Alexander Elder and described in his book "Trading For a Living" . As you probably know, the Force Index measures the amount of power used to move the price of an asset. The formula is pretty simple - the difference between the current and the previous close is multiplied by the volume of the current...
What is the force index ? The force index is an oscillator used to confirm price breakout strengths and identify potential trends. It was popularized by A. Elder. How the force index is computed ? Knowing that volume is the fuel of a price movement, reliable breakouts and trend continuation are more likely to occur on high volume breakouts. This is why the...
Force Index is an oscillator. It combines volume with prices to discover the force of bulls or bears behind every rally or decline. It brings together three essential pieces of information the direction of price change, its extent, and the volume during that change. It provides a practical way of using volume for making trading decisions. Force Index can be...