Analysis Techniques & Strategies

Institution Acc-Dist (Indicator)

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Input Information

Name Expression Default Description
TickLength Numeric 100 The number of ticks to look back.
MinShares Numeric 1000 A user-defined smoothing constant.
MinDollars Numeric 100000 Number of bars used to check for a divergence against price data.

Market Synopsis

Counts trades over the number of shares specified by the MinShares input or number of trades in dollars specified by the MinDollars input within a the last number of ticks specified by the TickLength input in an attempt to identify markets under institutional accumulation/distribution. These markets may display a greater propensity for price movement as institutional buyers and sellers remain active.

Plot Information

Number Name Default Color Description
Plot1 Inst_AD White Plots the count of large volume or dollar value trades.

  A grid-based (RadarScreen) indicator that is designed to work with 1-tick intervals.