Financial Time Series    
posvolidx

Positive volume index

Syntax

Arguments

closep
Closing price (vector)
tvolume
Volume traded (vector)
initpvi
(Optional) Initial value for positive volume index (Default = 100).
tsobj
Financial time series object

Description

pvi = posvolidx(closep, tvolume, initpvi) calculates the positive volume index from a set of stock closing prices (closep) and volume traded (tvolume) data. pvi is a vector representing the positive volume index. If initpvi is specified, posvolidx uses that value instead of the default (100).

pvi = posvolidx([closep tvolume], initpvi) accepts a two-column matrix, the first column representing the closing prices (closep) and the second representing the volume traded (tvolume). If initpvi is specified, posvolidx uses that value instead of the default (100).

pvits = posvolidx(tsobj) calculates the positive volume index from the financial time series object tsobj. The object must contain, at least, the series Close and Volume. pvits is a financial time series object with dates similar to tsobj and a data series named PVI. The initial value for the positive volume index is arbitrarily set to 100.

pvits = posvolidx(tsobj, initpvi, ParameterName, ParameterValue,...) accepts parameter name/ parameter value pairs as input. These pairs specify the name(s) for the required data series if it is different from the expected default name(s). Valid parameter names are:

Parameter values are the strings that represent the valid parameter names.

Example

Compute the positive volume index for Disney stock and plot the results.

See Also

onbalvol, negvolidx

Reference

Achelis, Steven B., Technical Analysis From A To Z, Second Printing, McGraw-Hill, 1995, pg. 236 - 238


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