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Topic: CLASH of INDICATORS: OBV vs. ACC./DIST. which one is right ATM? (Read 1522 times)
Still dont believe me? Lets turn up the graphical violence!
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What is this divergence you speak of? They look like they are following each other very closely... ?
A/D is at an all time high. It is already 42% higher then at the top of the price's all time high of 266$/BTC.
Because A/D and price can be correlated with one another, so if A/D goes up over a continued amount of time, while price goes down (or does nothing) then this is a growing indicator for upwards correction. The divergance at hand would in this context provoke an upwards correction to 284 $/BTC if A/D can be trusted right now (of course those are just rough estimates since this is no exact science but you get my point).
OBV is basically the same thing with a little differently tweaked formula so most of the time the indicate the same thing for Bitcoin. But it is in contrast to A/D 20% lower then its all time high (NOTE: oth of OBV was at around 166$/BTC, not 266$/BTC!), which translated into $/BTC would put us to 130$/BTC.
This is a 120% divergance (130$ vs. 284$), so which indicator can be trusted more in this case?
::: dons bull horns :::
What is this divergence you speak of? They look like they are following each other very closely... ?
A/D is at an all time high. It is already 42% higher then at the top of the price's all time high of 266$/BTC.
Because A/D and price can be correlated with one another, so if A/D goes up over a continued amount of time, while price goes down (or does nothing) then this is a growing indicator for upwards correction. The divergance at hand would in this context provoke an upwards correction to 284 $/BTC if A/D can be trusted right now (of course those are just rough estimates since this is no exact science but you get my point).
OBV is basically the same thing with a little differently tweaked formula so most of the time the indicate the same thing for Bitcoin. But it is in contrast to A/D 20% lower then its all time high (NOTE: oth of OBV was at around 166$/BTC, not 266$/BTC!), which translated into $/BTC would put us to 130$/BTC.
This is a 120% divergance (130$ vs. 284$), so which indicator can be trusted more in this case?
What is this divergence you speak of? They look like they are following each other very closely... ?
A/D has maintained a stronger uptrend than OBV.
What is this divergence you speak of? They look like they are following each other very closely... ?
Honestly I can't imagine anybody using those indicators consistently and successful.
http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:accumulation_distrib
Discuss!
I: Notice the paragraph in the link provided where it is explained that OBV and A/D can diverge in case of opening/closing gaps between candles. In Bitcoin's 24/7 trading rhytm this is however not possible. So why are those indicators diverging that harshly and which one can be trusted right now?
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