Function Prototype
/* On Balance Volume */
/* Type: indicator */
/* Input arrays: 2 Options: 0 Output arrays: 1 */
/* Inputs: close, volume */
/* Options: none */
/* Outputs: obv */
int ti_obv_start(TI_REAL const *options);
int ti_obv(int size,
TI_REAL const *const *inputs,
TI_REAL const *options,
TI_REAL *const *outputs);Description
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The On Balance Volume indicator calculates a running total of volume. Volume is added on up-days and subtracted on down days. The calculation is as follows:
$$obv_{t} =\begin{cases} obv_{t-1} + volume_{t} & \mathrm{if} \; close_{t} > close_{t-1} \\obv_{t-1} - volume_{t} & \mathrm{if} \; close_{t} \lt close_{t-1} \\0 & \text{else} \end{cases} $$
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Example Usage
Calling From C
/* Example usage of On Balance Volume */
/* Assuming that 'close' and 'volume' are pre-loaded arrays of size 'in_size'. */
TI_REAL *inputs[] = {close, volume};
TI_REAL options[] = {}; /* No options */
TI_REAL *outputs[1]; /* obv */
/* Determine how large the output size is for our options. */
const int out_size = in_size - ti_obv_start(options);
/* Allocate memory for output. */
outputs[0] = malloc(sizeof(TI_REAL) * out_size); assert(outputs[0] != 0); /* obv */
/* Run the actual calculation. */
const int ret = ti_obv(in_size, inputs, options, outputs);
assert(ret == TI_OKAY);
Calling From Lua (with Tulip Chart bindings)
-- Example usage of On Balance Volume
obv = ti.obv(close, volume)
Example Calculation
| date | close | volume | obv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-01 | 81.59 | 5,653,100.00 | 0.00 |
| 2005-11-02 | 81.06 | 6,447,400.00 | -6,447,400.00 |
| 2005-11-03 | 82.87 | 7,690,900.00 | 1,243,500.00 |
| 2005-11-04 | 83.00 | 3,831,400.00 | 5,074,900.00 |
| 2005-11-07 | 83.61 | 4,455,100.00 | 9,530,000.00 |
| 2005-11-08 | 83.15 | 3,798,000.00 | 5,732,000.00 |
| 2005-11-09 | 82.84 | 3,936,200.00 | 1,795,800.00 |
| 2005-11-10 | 83.99 | 4,732,000.00 | 6,527,800.00 |
| 2005-11-11 | 84.55 | 4,841,300.00 | 11,369,100.00 |
| 2005-11-14 | 84.36 | 3,915,300.00 | 7,453,800.00 |
| 2005-11-15 | 85.53 | 6,830,800.00 | 14,284,600.00 |
| 2005-11-16 | 86.54 | 6,694,100.00 | 20,978,700.00 |
| 2005-11-17 | 86.89 | 5,293,600.00 | 26,272,300.00 |
| 2005-11-18 | 87.77 | 7,985,800.00 | 34,258,100.00 |
| 2005-11-21 | 87.29 | 4,807,900.00 | 29,450,200.00 |
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