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November 28th, 2020, 05:53 PM
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It's been years since I looked into VWAP and...
It's been years since I looked into VWAP and VPOC, but looking at Silvester17's chart reminded me of what I remembered.
They generally are pretty much in step, if you allow for the fact that VPOC...
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October 13th, 2020, 07:02 AM
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What is your filter, then? Bob.
What is your filter, then?
Bob.
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October 11th, 2020, 07:04 PM
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Clever idea, and there is clearly a difference in...
Clever idea, and there is clearly a difference in the two charts.
Many traders do find regular VWAP to be useful, but it is entirely possible that a VWAP calculated this way would show you...
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October 8th, 2020, 07:36 AM
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No. VWAP on a volume chart looks exactly the same...
No. VWAP on a volume chart looks exactly the same as VWAP on a time chart or any other chart.
Put it on a chart and see.
Bob.
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October 7th, 2020, 07:10 PM
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Actually, yes, the way VWAP is calculated, it...
Actually, yes, the way VWAP is calculated, it will have the same plot on a 1-second chart, a 1-minute chart, a 1-hour chart, or any chart. It is not dependent on the size of the bars, that is, the...
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August 18th, 2020, 08:50 AM
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martinhunting, this is getting pretty off-topic. ...
martinhunting, this is getting pretty off-topic.
Let's move back to the topic of the thread.
Thanks.
Bob.
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July 1st, 2020, 08:51 PM
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thoughtful, an interesting post. Likely it will...
thoughtful, an interesting post. Likely it will soon get some responses. :becky:
You do realize, I hope, that others might say very similar things about just about anything.
One might ask, why...
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May 21st, 2020, 05:30 AM
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Yeah, me too. :becky: I didn't know anything...
Yeah, me too. :becky: I didn't know anything about it either until recently.
Not a problem. This is just the world we live in.
Bob.
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May 20th, 2020, 04:22 PM
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FYI, if anyone starts a discord group, we can't...
FYI, if anyone starts a discord group, we can't permit it to be linked to within a futures.io post. It may be unfortunate, but we have had to disallow discord links because of the vast potential for...
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May 20th, 2019, 09:09 AM
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Now I understand. :becky: OK, Roy, what's...
Now I understand. :becky:
OK, Roy, what's the logic then? Inquiring minds want to know.
Bob.
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May 20th, 2019, 08:16 AM
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Dueling platforms? :sarcastic: Explanations...
Dueling platforms? :sarcastic:
Explanations might be more helpful....
Bob.
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May 19th, 2019, 09:15 PM
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Ah, OK now I got it. A completely different idea,...
Ah, OK now I got it. A completely different idea, to use the daily final VWAP as an input for an average of x days.
I can see how this would be useful. A little complicated to figure, because...
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May 19th, 2019, 06:40 PM
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I've done this too. Simple, and you get a VWAP...
I've done this too. Simple, and you get a VWAP from any arbitrary start point.
Bob.
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May 19th, 2019, 06:35 PM
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While VWAP should technically be an average at...
While VWAP should technically be an average at the level of single trades, as a practical matter I think it is usually computed by taking fairly small time intervals (such as the 1-minute data you...
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May 19th, 2019, 05:59 PM
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The conventional thing is to anchor the VWAP at...
The conventional thing is to anchor the VWAP at the start of the day. We like this because we're trading in the day's timeframe, and there's always the argument about big orders being benchmarked for...
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May 19th, 2019, 10:28 AM
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A little intentional absurdity is good, after all...
A little intentional absurdity is good, after all the unintended absurdity that was bouncing around in this thread for a while. :becky:
Bob.
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May 18th, 2019, 09:31 PM
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brakkar, with all the noise and dust raised in...
brakkar, with all the noise and dust raised in some of these discussions, have you had your original question answered to your satisfaction?
I feel things got substantially off-target, although I...
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May 18th, 2019, 09:15 PM
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Good to hear from you again. Come back more...
Good to hear from you again. Come back more often....
Bob.
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May 18th, 2019, 07:00 PM
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Yes. The thing is, if you observe either...
Yes.
The thing is, if you observe either market profile or volume profile, there are days when price stays within the profile's early boundaries and wants to go back to the value area, and there...
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May 18th, 2019, 06:12 PM
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VWAP has a family relationship to market...
VWAP has a family relationship to market profile/volume profile, but is not the same. You could think of it in similar ways in terms of using it, however.
"VWAP" = "Volume Weighted Average Price."...
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May 18th, 2019, 03:11 PM
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I was interested enough in this "Green Lumber...
I was interested enough in this "Green Lumber Fallacy" reference to look it up.
I thought it was pretty cool. It has to do with a story about a guy who trades "green lumber," and thinks "green"...
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May 18th, 2019, 02:17 PM
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I wouldn't call any of this rambling. I can't...
I wouldn't call any of this rambling. I can't think of anything more important, and not just in trading, either!
Bob.
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May 18th, 2019, 02:07 PM
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Dan, good on you for defending the forum. Here's...
Dan, good on you for defending the forum. Here's the trick to notifying the moderators about a questionable post. Look in the upper right corner of every post for a little exclamation point in a...
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May 18th, 2019, 08:33 AM
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A great deal of the algorithmic volume would be...
A great deal of the algorithmic volume would be from high frequency trading, which involves taking advantage of tiny opportunities, essentially hyper-fast scalping, which adds to liquidity as well as...
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May 17th, 2019, 10:05 AM
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Yeah. I second this. Bob.
Yeah. I second this.
Bob.
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