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- abs
- add
- all_time_high
- all_time_low
- and
- approx
- aroon_down
- aroon_osc
- aroon_up
- atr
- bb_lower
- bb_upper
- bb_width
- cci
- change
- cond
- count
- cross
- crossover
- crossunder
- cumsum
- days_since
- dev
- deviation
- div
- ema
- eq
- falling
- floordiv
- gain
- gt
- gte
- highest
- highest_bars_ago
- hma
- kc_lower
- kc_middle
- kc_upper
- kcw
- loss
- lowest
- lowest_bars_ago
- lt
- lte
- macd_histogram
- macd_line
- macd_signal
- max
- mean
- median
- mfi
- min
- mod
- mom
- months_since
- mul
- ne
- obv
- offset
- or
- pct_change
- percentrank
- pivothigh
- pivotlow
- pow
- range
- rising
- roc
- rsi
- sma
- sqrt
- stdev
- stoch_d
- stoch_k
- streak
- sub
- sum
- swma
- true_range
- universe_percentile
- variance
- vwma
- weeks_since
- wilderma
- williams_r
- wma
- years_since
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obv
On-Balance Volume (Cumulative volume indicator)
obv(source)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
source |
field | Data series to determine direction (default: close) |
Formula
OBV = OBV[1] + volume if source > source[1], OBV[1] - volume if source < source[1], else OBV[1]Examples
obv(); # OBV based on close price (default)
obv(close); # Explicit close-based OBV
x = obv(); x > x[50]; # OBV trending up (confirming uptrend)Returns
float
Notes
Starts at 0 on the first bar; the cumulative SUM never NULLs since the CASE always resolves to a concrete +volume/-volume/0
References
TradingView: ta.obv; developed by Joe Granville