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Stocks & Commodities V. 29:5 (16-23, 28): In The Volume Zone by Walid Khalil and David Steckler
INDICATORS
Trending Or Nontrending?
AYA KAKEDA
The Vzo discerns bullish volume from bearish volume and 1 During the uptrend period starting from October 2005
is useful for identifying at which zone (bullish or bearish) until October 2007 (area 1), Vzo was moving with
volume is positioned. The oscillator is plotted on a vertical the trend, fluctuating between the zero line and the
scale of&
sis of STOCKS ‑100 to +100. Movements
COMMODITIES above +40 are considered
magazine upper zone (public participation phase).
overbought, while an oversold condition would be a move
2 At area 2, price was rising normally while the Vzo was
under ‑40. Movements above +60 mark extreme overbought
roval or changes: declining, forming a negative divergence (distribution
levels, while an extreme oversold condition is a move under
phase).
‑60. The zero line demonstrates equilibrium between buyers
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and sellers. The components of the Vzo system are: 3 At turning point zone 3, Vzo has made a new two-year
low, giving a warning that more shares than usual have
n 60-period exponential moving average (Ema)
been distributed (distribution phase).
n 14-period average directional movement index (Adx)
4 At point 4, for the first time in more than two years,
ROOF #1 Vzo has failed to reach the upper boundary, giving
n Seven oscillator zones: +60, +40, +15, zero, ‑5, ‑40,
and ‑60. another warning that bears are taking control (distribu-
tion phase).
VZO clarifies money flow 5 At zone 5, Vzo clearly shows the heavy selling pressure
Volume figures alone do not provide a clear money flow analysis
confirming the downtrend (panic & public participation
or even explain changes in volume attitude during different
phase).
trends; Vzo analysis can add important information about the
trend as well as a clear money flow analysis. Vzo movements 6 At point 6, and for the first time since April 2007,
Vzo has reached +40, indicating new money flows
(accumulation phase).
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echnical Analysis of STOCKS & COMMODITIES magazine When price is above the 60-
Figure 2: the seven oscillator zones. On the daily chart of the SPY, these zones are marked on the VZO subchart, with day Ema and Adx is greater than
each horizontal line representing one zone. 18, buying signals are issued
ren Moore with approval or changes: when:
with a gray line, zero with a black line, ‑5 with a light blue n The Vzo crosses from below ‑40 to above ‑40 (over-
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‑40 with a red line, [email protected]
and ‑60 with red crosses. The zones sold reversal)
are marked on the daily Spy with Vzo in Figure 2.
n A retracement down from +40 that fails to reach ‑40
is common during an uptrend. Vzo will not reach the
Uptrend psychology
PROOF #1 lower boundary and will rebound from a low above
During uptrends, volume rises with rising prices
‑40. Thus, crossing from below zero to above gener-
and falls during corrections. This is one of Dow
ates a buy signal. To reduce whipsaws, you can wait
theory’s basic tenets, as expressed by Robert
for a crossing from below zero to above +15.
Edwards and John Magee: “Volume goes with the
trend.” Long-term investors tend to accumulate Three selling conditions occur during a long position
shares gradually, leading to a major shift in the demand/supply when:
outcome toward the demand, which in turn leads to waves of
n The Vzo rises above +60 and starts to go down
higher lows followed by higher highs.
Volume tends to increase upon reaching new price territo- n A negative divergence appears at an extreme level
ries and decrease during downward corrections. The Vzo will and Vzo breaks below +40
react to that behavior by staying in the upper zone between zero
n Price goes below the 60-day Ema and Vzo falls
below zero.
Downtrend psychology
During downtrends, volume rises with falling prices and falls
Advanced algorithms deliver during upward corrections. Long-term investors tend to lay off
low lag, low noise analysis. their shares gradually, leading to a major shift in the demand/
supply outcome toward the supply, which in turn leads to
waves of lower highs followed by lower lows. The Vzo will
react to that volume behavior by staying in the lower zone
Now featuring between ‑40 and zero, indicating more selling pressure than
Tools for... buying pressure.
www.jurikres.com • 800-810-3646 • 719-686-0074 n The Vzo crosses from above +40 to below +40 (over-
bought reversal)
For more information circle No. 10
above ‑40
108.00
106.00
Volume Zone Oscillator (14) 25.07 60.00 40.00 15.00 -5.00 -40.00 -60.00 0.00 Bearish divergence
80.00
n Price goes above the
60.00 60-day Ema and Vzo
Sell
Buy S Sell short
40.00
25.07
rises above zero.
15.00
-5.00
B -20.00 With this information, now
review the Spy with Vzo in
-40.00
-60.00
Figure 3, but annotated with
ADX w/Level (14, 18, Black) 18.63 18.00 18.00 45.00
Also note the sell short signal on June 11, 2010. Price was below its 60-day EMA and the VZO crossed up and down through zero. its 60-day Ema while the Vzo
crossed up and down through
the zero line. The price closing
GLD above the Ema on February
17 (far left, blue ellipse) was
L=123.80 0.22 0.18% B=123.79 A=123.80 O=123.97 Hi=124.29 Lo=123.43 C=123.80 V=8,061,633 Mov Avg Exponential (Close,60,0) 119.45
122.00
120.00 accompanied by the Vzo clos-
119.45
118.00 ing at 7.80 (blue rectangle,
116.00 labeled buy), its highest close
114.00
since January 19. This posi-
112.00
tion would have remained
112.73 long until March 18 when the
110.00
110 Vzo closed well above +60
and then fell lower (second
60-Day EMA 108.00
106.00
blue ellipse and second blue
104.00
rectangle, labeled sell).
Volume Zone Oscillator (14) 25.07 60.00 40.00 15.00 -5.00 -40.00 -60.00 0.00
80.00
The next buying opportu-
60.00 nity came on March 29. Spy
40.00
22.16
15.00
was trading above its 60-day
-5.00 Ema (third blue ellipse) and
--20.00
-40.00
the Vzo fell below and then
ADX w/Level (14, 18, Black) 18.56 18.00 18.00
-60.00 rose back above zero (third
26.00
blue rectangle, labeled B).
18.56
This trade was also profitable,
14.00 exiting on April 16 when the
Vzo clearly made a bearish
FIGURE 4: NONTRENDING CONDITIONS. In such situations, the VZO fluctuates between ‑40 and +40, indicating a balance between divergence with price (note
buyers and sellers. the rising price trendline and
the falling Vzo trendline) and
n A retracement up from ‑40 that fails to reach +40 is com- after rising above +40, closed below +40 (fourth blue ellipse
mon during a downtrend. Vzo will not reach the upper and fourth blue rectangle, labeled S).
boundary and will fall lower from a high below +40.
Thus, crossing from above zero to below zero generates
a sell short signal. To reduce whipsaws, you can wait In nontrending
for a crossing from above zero to below ‑5 periods, the demand/
There are three covering/closing conditions during a short
supply outcome is
position when: neutral.
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Stocks & Commodities V. 29:5 (16-23, 28): In The Volume Zone by Walid Khalil and David Steckler
GLD
L=123.80 -0.22 -0.18% B=123.79 A=123.80 O=123.97 Hi=124.29 Lo=123.43 C=123.80 V=8,061,633 Mov Avg Exponential (Close,60,0) 119.45
122.00
120.00
119.45
118.00
n The Vzo crosses from
116.00
below +15 to above
+15.
114.00
112.00
112.73
60-Day EMA
110.00
Two selling conditions occur
108.00 during a long position if:
106.00
104.00 n The Vzo rises above
Volume Zone Oscillator (14) 25.07 tt 15.00 -5.00 -40.00 -60.00 0.00
+40, use the sell rules
Sell 80.00 from when Adx is great-
er than 18
60.00
Buy 40.00
Buy
22.16
15.00
-5.00 n The Vzo never rises to
+40, sell when it closes
Sell Multiple buy signals --20.00
-40.00
position size. Other technicians will not enter any trade with- Walid Khalil, Cfte, Mfta, is a member of the International
out a stop-loss. There are pros and cons to both sides of the Federation of Technical Analysts (Ifta) and chief technical
argument, so you have to make that decision yourself. strategist at Premiere Securities, Cairo, Egypt. He teaches
There were numerous buy signals on Gld after June 7, technical analysis at the Egyptian Society of Technical Ana-
when Adx once again fell below 18 and the Vzo rose above lysts (Esta).
15. Sell signals (not shown) occurred when the Vzo closed David Steckler, JD, is an investment advisor with
below ‑5. Global Investment Solutions, and is a past president of the
American Association of Professional Technical Analysts
Swinging with the VZO (Aapta).
Conservative swing traders might want to see the Vzo fall
to ‑40 or rise above +40 before buying or shorting when the Suggested reading
Adx is below 18. The risk is that by the time the Vzo rises Edwards, Robert D., and John Magee [2007]. Technical
or falls to those levels, the Adx will probably be above 18 Analysis Of Stock Trends, 9th ed., W.H.C. Bassetti, ed.
so you would need to monitor the relationship between price Amacom.
and the Ema before taking a directional trade. Granville, Joseph E. [1969]. Granville’s New Key To Stock
Another possibility when the Adx is below 18 is to buy or Market Profits, Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster Profes-
write option straddles or strangles. A low Adx means vola- sional Publishing.
tility is low. These neutral option strategies are used when Murphy, John J. [1999]. Technical Analysis Of The Financial
you believe the underlying security is stable and you don’t Markets, New York Institute of Finance.
think it is going to make a large price move. An Adx move
above 18 would be a signal to consider exiting the straddle
or strangle. S&C
Next month we will introduce a similar, complementary
indicator: the price zone oscillator (Pzo).
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