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Code For PVI & NVI Indicators

05/19/00 11:59:48 AM
by Han Kim

In a continuation of my previous article, "Positive Volume Index Or Negative Volume Index", I'm supplying the code for both indexes in Easylanguage (ELA), for TradeStation, and as an Excel spreadsheet (XLS).

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Click here to view the related article "Positive Volume Index Or Negative Volume Index".

Here's how to calculate positive volume index (PVI) and negative volume index (NVI):

TC = Today's close
YC = Yesterday's close

If today's volume is greater than yesterday's volume:

PVI = yesterday's PVI + (((TC - YC) / YC) * yesterday's PVI)
NVI = yesterday's NVI

If today's volume is less than yesterday's volume:

NVI = yesterday's NVI + (((TC - YC) / YC) * yesterday's NVI)
PVI = yesterday's PVI

If today's volume equals yesterday's volume:

PVI = yesterday's PVI
NVI = yesterday's NVI

Here is the Tradestation code for PVI in Easylanguage:


Inputs: Length(255), Displace(0);
Variables: PVI(100), InitValue(100);
If PVI <> 0 then
InitValue = 0;

IF volume > volume[1] then
PVI = (PVI[1] + InitValue) + (((close - close[1])/close[1]) * (PVI[1] + InitValue));
IF volume <= volume[1] then
PVI = PVI[1];
Plot1(PVI);

If Displace >= 0 OR CurrentBar > AbsValue(Displace) Then Begin
Plot2[Displace](AverageFC(PVI, Length), "PVI-MA");
end;


Here is the Tradestation code for NVI in Easylanguage:


Inputs: Length(255), Displace(0);
Variables: NVI(100), InitValue(100);
If NVI <> 0 then
InitValue = 0;

IF volume < volume[1] then
NVI = (NVI[1] + InitValue) + (((close - close[1])/close[1]) * (NVI[1] + InitValue));
IF volume >= volume[1] then
NVI = NVI[1];
Plot1(NVI);

If Displace >= 0 OR CurrentBar > AbsValue(Displace) Then Begin
Plot2[Displace](AverageFC(NVI, Length), "NVI-MA");
end;


Click here to download the Excel spreadsheet.



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