Chaikin Money Flow

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Chaikin Money Flow

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Description

The formula for Chaikin Money Flow is the cumulative total of the Accumulation/Distribution Values for 21 periods divided by the cumulative total of volume for 21 periods.

 

... Courtesy of StockCharts

 

 

Syntax

ChaikinMoneyFlow(int period)
ChaikinMoneyFlow(ISeries<double> input, int period)

 

Returns default value
ChaikinMoneyFlow(int period)[int barsAgo]
ChaikinMoneyFlow(ISeries<double> input, int period)[int barsAgo]

 

 

Return Value

double; Accessing this method via an index value [int barsAgo] returns the indicator value of the referenced bar.

 

 

Parameters

input

Indicator source data (?)

period

Number of bars used in the calculation

 

 

Example

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// Prints the current value of a 20 period ChaikinMoneyFlow using default price type
double value = ChaikinMoneyFlow(20)[0];
Print("The current ChaikinMoneyFlow value is " + value.ToString());

 

 

Source Code

You can view this indicator method source code by selecting the menu New > NinjaScript Editor > Indicators within the NinjaTrader Control Center window.