VCH Class

Chaikin's Volatility (VCH)
[Serializable()] 
public class VCH : Indicator
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[Serializable()] 
public ref class VCH : public Indicator^
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public  
Serializable() 
class VCH 
extends Indicator
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Name Description
Public constructor VCH(ISeries, int, int) VCH normal constructor.
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Name Description
Public property AutoUpdate (inherited from Indicator).
Public property Count Gets the count. (inherited from Indicator).
Public property Description Gets the description. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public property Fields (inherited from Indicator).
Public property First Gets the first. (inherited from Indicator).
Public property FirstDateTime Datetime of the first item in this time array (inherited from Indicator).
Public property Id Gets the id. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public property Indicators Gets the indicators. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public property IsMultiIndicator (inherited from Indicator).
Public property IsUseBarSlice (inherited from Indicator).
Public property Item(int, BarData) Gets the Double at the specified index and bar data. (inherited from Indicator).
Public property Item(int) Gets or sets the Double at the specified index. (inherited from Indicator).
Public property Last Gets the last. (inherited from Indicator).
Public property LastDateTime Datetime of the last item in this time array (inherited from Indicator).
Public property Length1 The length of VCH.
Public property Length2 The length2 of VCH.
Public property MaxLength (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public property Name Gets the name. (inherited from TimeSeries).
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Methods
 
Name Description
Public method Add(DateTime, double) Adds the specified date time. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Ago(int) Agoes the specified n. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Attach() (inherited from Indicator).
Public method Calculate(int) Calculate VCH at the specific index.
Public method Clear() (inherited from Indicator).
Public method Clone(ISeries)
Public method Contains(DateTime) Determines whether [contains] [the specified date time]. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Crosses(TimeSeries, DateTime) Crosseses the specified series. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Crosses(double, int) Crosseses the specified level. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Detach() (inherited from Indicator).
Public method Exp() Exps this instance. The type of this instance must have a parameterless constructor. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetAsymmetry(int, int, int) Gets the asymmetry. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetAutoCorrelation(int) Calculate autocorrelation (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetAutoCovariance(int) Calculate autocovariance (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetByDateTime(DateTime, SearchOption) Gets the by date time. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetByIndex(Instrument, int) (inherited from Indicator).
Public method GetByIndex(int, int) (inherited from Indicator).
Public method GetCorrelation(TimeSeries) Gets the correlation. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetCorrelation(TimeSeries, int, int) Gets the correlation. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetCorrelation(int, int, int, int) Gets the correlation. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetCovariance(TimeSeries) Gets the covariance. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetCovariance(TimeSeries, int, int) Gets the covariance. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetCovariance(int, int, int, int) Gets the covariance. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetDateTime(int) Gets the date time. (inherited from Indicator).
Public method GetExcess(int, int, int) Gets the excess. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetFirst(Instrument) (inherited from Indicator).
Public method GetFirst(int) (inherited from Indicator).
Public method GetIndex(DateTime, IndexOption) Gets the index. (inherited from Indicator).
Public method GetIntersection(TimeSeries) (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetItem(int) Gets the item. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetLast(Instrument) (inherited from Indicator).
Public method GetLast(int) (inherited from Indicator).
Public method GetMax(DateTime, DateTime) Gets the maximum. (inherited from Indicator).
Public method GetMaxItem() Gets the maximum item. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMean() Calculate mean (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMean(DateTime, DateTime, int) Calculate mean (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMean(int, int, int) Calculates mean (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMean(DateTime, DateTime) Calculate mean (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMean(int, int) Calculate mean (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMean(int) Calculate mean (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMedian() Calculates median (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMedian(DateTime, DateTime, int) Calculate median (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMedian(int, int, int) Calculates medain (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMedian(DateTime, DateTime) Calculate median (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMedian(int, int) Calculate median (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMedian(int) Calculate median (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMin(DateTime, DateTime) Gets the minimum. (inherited from Indicator).
Public method GetMinItem() Gets the minimum item. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetMoment(int, int, int, int) Gets the moment. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeSeries() Returns new double series with negative data entries from this array (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeStdDev() Calculate standard deviation of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeStdDev(DateTime, DateTime) Calculate standard deviation of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeStdDev(DateTime, DateTime, int) Calculate standard deviation of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeStdDev(int, int) Calculate standard deviation of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeStdDev(int, int, int) Calculate standard deviation of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeStdDev(int) Calculate standard deviation of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeVariance(int, int, int) Calculate variance of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeVariance() Calculate variance of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeVariance(DateTime, DateTime) Calculate variance of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeVariance(DateTime, DateTime, int) Gets the negative variance. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeVariance(int, int) Calculate variance of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetNegativeVariance(int) Calculate variance of negative data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPercentReturnSeries() Gets the percent return series. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveSeries() Returns new double series with positive data entries from this array (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveStdDev() Calculate standard deviation of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveStdDev(DateTime, DateTime) Calculate standard deviation of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveStdDev(DateTime, DateTime, int) Calculate standard deviation of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveStdDev(int, int) Calculate standard deviation of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveStdDev(int, int, int) Calculate standard deviation of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveStdDev(int) Calculate standard deviation of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveVariance(int, int, int) Calculate variance of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveVariance() Calculate variance of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveVariance(DateTime, DateTime) Calculate variance of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveVariance(DateTime, DateTime, int) Gets the positive variance. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveVariance(int, int) Calculate variance of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetPositiveVariance(int) Calculate variance of positive data entries (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetReturnSeries() Gets the return series. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetStdDev() Calculate standard deviation (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetStdDev(DateTime, DateTime) Calculate standard deviation (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetStdDev(DateTime, DateTime, int) Calculate standard deviation (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetStdDev(int, int) Calculate standard deviation (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetStdDev(int, int, int) Calculate standard deviation (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetStdDev(int) Calculate standard deviation (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetSum() Calculate sum (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetSum(int, int, int) Calculate sum (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetTimeSeriesItem(int) (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetValue(int) Gets the value. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetVariance() Calculate variance (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetVariance(int, int, int) Calculate variance (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetVariance(DateTime, DateTime) Calculate variance (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetVariance(DateTime, DateTime, int) Gets the variance. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetVariance(int, int) Calculate variance (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method GetVariance(int) Calculate variance (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method IndexOf(DateTime, SearchOption) Indexes the of. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Protected method Init() Init VCH indicator.
Public method Log() Logs this instance. The type of this instance must have a parameterless constructor. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Log10() Log10s this instance. The type of this instance must have a parameterless constructor. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Pow(double) Pows the specified pow. The type of this instance must have a parameterless constructor. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Remove(int) Removes the specified index. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Shift(int) Shifts the specified offset. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Sqrt() SQRTs this instance. The type of this instance must have a parameterless constructor. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Public method Static Value(ISeries, int, int, int) Calculate VCH for the specific instance of ISeries, index and pair of lengths.
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Name Description
Operator Static Addition Implements the +. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Addition Implements the +. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Addition Implements the +. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Division Implements the /. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Division Implements the /. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Division Implements the /. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Multiply Implements the *. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Multiply Implements the *. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Multiply Implements the *. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Subtraction Implements the -. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Subtraction Implements the -. (inherited from TimeSeries).
Operator Static Subtraction Implements the -. (inherited from TimeSeries).
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Fields
 
Name Description
Protected field calculate (inherited from Indicator).
Internal protected (Protected Friend) field description (inherited from TimeSeries).
Protected field ema
Protected field hlTS
Protected field input (inherited from Indicator).
Protected field length1
Protected field length2
Protected field name (inherited from TimeSeries).
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Remarks
 
Traders have come to appreciate a number of signals involved in interpreting Chaikin's Volatility. One assumption is that increased volatility accompanies market tops as investors get euphoric or indecisive, and the other is that decreased volatility normally accompanies the latter stages of a market bottom as investors get bored.  
 
Mr. Chaikin interprets signals in the following way:  
- a panic sell-off and a market bottom are indicated by an increase in the value of Chaikin's Volatility indicator in a relatively short period of time.  
- a market top and a mature bull market are indicated when the value of Chaikin's indicator decreases over a long period of time.  
 
However, Mr. Chaikin warns that complete reliance on only one indicator may prove costly, and that traders ought to use a Moving Average - Exponential penetration or a trading band system to confirm this or any other indicator.  
 
This indicator is described in more details in the Steve Achelis' book "Technical Analysis from A to Z".  
 
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