The Cumulative Volume Index function determines the momentum of the market by calculating the cumulative difference between the volumes of the advancing and declining issues. he Cumulative Volume Index resembles On Balance Volume, or OBV, in some respects. Both indexes were developed to demonstrate if volume is flowing into or out of the market.The CVI takes into consideration … [Read more...]
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Negative Volume Index Explained
Negative Volume Index is based on days when volume is down from the previous day. Positive Volume Index is based on days when volume is up on the previous day.Basically it is an index that focuses on days where the volume has significantly decreased from the previous day's trading. The Negative Volume Index was introduced by Norman Fosback and is often used in conjunction with … [Read more...]
Silver Thursday
Silver Thursday was an event that occurred in the silver commodity markets on Thursday 27 March 1980. A steep fall in silver prices led to panic on commodity and futures exchanges. The sharp drop, on Silver Thursday, was triggered by a failed attempt to corner the silver market and it led to massive panic in other commodities. The attempt to corner the silver market was … [Read more...]
Real estate investment trusts(REIT’s)
The Basics Of REIT Taxation A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a tax designation for a corporation investing in real estate reducing or eliminating corporate income taxes.Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have established themselves as a means for the smaller investor to directly participate in the higher returns generated by real estate properties. Like every … [Read more...]
A Way to Profit : DMI Points
The primary and the foremost objective of the trader trading in trend is to enter a trade in the direction of the trend. Reading directional signals from price alone can be difficult and is often misleading because price normally swings in both directions and changes character between periods of low versus high volatility. The directional movement indicator (also known as … [Read more...]