Chaikin Accumulation/Distribution

Chaikin Accumulation/Distribution

Chaikin Accumulation/Distribution

The Chaikin Accumulation/Distribution (AD) indicator measures buying and selling pressure by combining price and volume.

It helps identify:

  • Accumulation (buying pressure)

  • Distribution (selling pressure)

  • Trend confirmation

  • Divergences between price and volume


Settings

Parameters


Average

Enable
Turns the signal average line on or off.

Average Type
Select moving average type:

  • Simple

  • Exponential

  • Triangular

  • Weighted

Avg Length
Number of periods used for smoothing.

Subgraphs

  

  • Color / 2° Color – Line colors

  • Subgraph Style – Line / Hidden

  • Auto Color – None / Slope / +/-

  • Line Style – Solid (default)

  • Line Width – Thickness

  • Short Name – Custom label

AVG

  • Configurable as a line

  • Custom color, style, and width

  • Optional smoothing of AD values

Additional display options:

  • Name Label

  • Value Label

  • Name/Value Background

  • Include on Auto Center

How It Works

The AD line calculates cumulative buying and selling pressure using:

  • Price location within the candle

  • Volume

Rising AD → Accumulation (buying pressure)
Falling AD → Distribution (selling pressure)

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