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Public Overloads Shared Function PriceActionIndicator( _ ByVal sc As SeriesCollection _ ) As SeriesCollection |
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public static SeriesCollection PriceActionIndicator( SeriesCollection sc ) |
Parameters
- sc
- A collection of series objects. For example, to evaluate this indicator for two series you will need to pass a series collection containing this two series.
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ArgumentException | Thrown if the High , Low , Open ,
Close are strictly negative. |
Evaluation
The PAIN indicator is evaluated by the following formula:
PAIN = ((Close-Open)+(Close-High)+(Close-Low))/2
where:
- (Close-Open) defines Intra-Day Momentum
- (Close-Low) defines Late Selling Pressure (LSP)
- (Close-High) defines Late Buying Pressure (LBP)
Close
is the period closing price, Open
is the period opening
price, High
is the highest traded price during the period and Low
is the lowest traded price during the period.Interpretation
When the close is near the low, the assets's price is under selling pressure. If the close is near the high the asset's price is price is under buying pressure