Accumulation/Distribution (AD)

Namespace: OpenQuant.API.Indicators
Assembly: OpenQuant.API (in OpenQuant.API.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Class AD Inherits Indicator

C#
public class AD : Indicator

C++
ref class AD : Indicator

J#
public class AD extends Indicator

JScript
public class AD extends Indicator

Remarks

The Accumulation/Distribution is a momentum indicator that associates changes in price and volume. The indicator is based on the premise that the more volume that accompanies a price move, the more significant the price move.

The Accumulation/Distribution is really a variation of the more popular On Balance Volume indicator. Both of these indicators attempt to confirm changes in prices by comparing the volume associated with prices. When the Accumulation/Distribution moves up, it shows that the security is being accumulated as most of the volume is associated with upward price movement. When the indicator moves down, it shows that the security is being distributed as most of the volume is associated with downward price movement.

This indicator is described in more details in the Steve Achelis' book "Technical Analysis from A to Z".

Formula:

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
OpenQuant.API.Indicator
OpenQuant.API.Indicators.AD

Thread Safety

Public static (Shared in Visual Basic)staticShared members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Instance members are not guaranteed to be thread-safe.

Syntax

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