Volume

Definition

A collection of historical bar volume values.

Property Value

A VolumeSeries type object. Accessing this property via an index value [int barsAgo] returns an double value representing the volume of the referenced bar.

Syntax

Volume
Volume[int barsAgo]

Property Of

Custom Indicator, Custom Strategy

Examples

// OnBarUpdate method
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
    // Is current volume greater than twice the prior bar's volume
    if (Volume[0] > Volume[1] * 2)
        Print("We have increased volume");

    // Is the current volume greater than the 20 period moving average of volume
    if (Volume[0] > SMA(Volume, 20)[0])
        Print("Increasing volume");
}