Terms starting with V
8 terms.
- Value areaVolume & order flowThe value area is the price range where about 70% of a period's volume traded. Its top is the value area high (VAH), its bottom is the value area low (VAL), and the point of control (POC) sits inside it.
- VolatilityForex basicsVolatility is how far and how fast a price moves in a set period of time. In forex it is usually measured in pips per candle, often with the Average True Range (ATR).
- Volatility expansionVolatility & rangesVolatility expansion is when a market moves from small, quiet candles to clearly larger ones, so the average distance price travels per candle rises. Traders usually measure it with the Average True Range (ATR).
- Volume profileVolume & order flowVolume profile is a chart indicator that shows how much volume traded at each price over a chosen period. It draws this as a sideways histogram, so you can see which prices the market accepted and which ones it moved through quickly.
- volume profile pocVolume & order flowThe volume profile POC (point of control) is the single price level where the most volume traded over the range you selected. It shows the price the market accepted most, and traders use it as a reference level for reactions and targets.
- Volume spikeVolume & order flowA volume spike is a candle whose traded volume is far above its recent average, often two to three times or more. It shows that activity suddenly jumped at that price, which can confirm a breakout or mark the end of a move.
- Volume weighted averageVolume & order flowA volume weighted average is a price average where each price counts in proportion to the volume traded at it. Its best-known form, VWAP, restarts every session and shows the average price paid so far that day.
- VPSExpert Advisors & automationA VPS (virtual private server) is a rented computer in a data centre that stays on around the clock. Traders use it to keep a trading platform and its Expert Advisors running and connected to the broker while their own PC is off.