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Re: SEBASS post# 3141

Wednesday, 06/15/2005 12:09:34 AM

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 12:09:34 AM

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CMF indicates buying/selling pressure, not actual money flow in or out. NO "The AH trades were buys above the ask! And were made at the high range of PPs at the EOD. Which would create a positive indication when the CMF formular was applyed."

My point was Hedge guys selling with favored treatment from specialist who bought! It's called helping out a big customer and the shares bought, will be traded back into the system in the next days trading. Making the market!

The Chaikin Money Flow oscillator is calculated from the daily readings of the Accumulation/Distribution Line. The basic premise behind the Accumulation Distribution Line is that the degree of buying or selling pressure can be determined by the location of the close relative to the high and low for the corresponding period (Closing Location Value). There is buying pressure when a stock closes in the upper half of a period's range and there is selling pressure when a stock closes in the lower half of the period's trading range. The Closing Location Value multiplied by volume forms the Accumulation/Distribution Value for each period.

The first and most obvious signal to look for: is Chaikin Money Flow greater than zero? It is an indication of buying pressure and accumulation when the indicator is positive

The second item: determine how long the oscillator has been able to remain above zero. The longer the oscillator remains above zero, the more evidence there is that the security is under sustained accumulation. Extended periods of accumulation or buying pressure are bullish and indicate that sentiment towards the security remains positive.

The third indication: the actual level of the oscillator. Not only should the oscillator remain above zero, but it should also be able to increase and attain a certain level. The more positive the reading is, the more evidence of buying pressure and accumulation. There is such a thing as weak buying! This is usually a judgment call, based on prior levels for the oscillator



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