Relative Volume RVOL

Relative Volume RVOL

Relative Volume or RVOL is an indicator that averages the volume of X amount of days, making it easy to compare sessions volumes.

The histogram only has 3 colors:

Green - Above average volume

Yellow - Average volume

Red - Below average volume


The default setting is 20 days, which corresponds more or less to a month of trading.

In this version is possible to choose between tick and real volumes (if you are using a broker which offers future contracts)

With the data obtained from this indicator you can better gauge the commitment behind a move. For example, you will be better equipped to judge if a breakout of a range or the penetration of an important level really has big volume behind it supporting that move (and you can apply the same concept to judge the force of an impulsive move and it´s pullback).

Check the comments section for high resolution example images.