Chaikins Money Flow Oil Technical Analysis & Money Flow Oil Trading Signals
Developed by Marc Chaikin
This an oscillator which measure the Accumulation/distribution of money that is flowing into and out of a crude oil.
The indicator is based on the fact that the nearer the closing crude crude oil trading price is to the high of the crude crude oil trading price, the more the accumulation of the crude oil.
Also the nearer the closing crude crude oil trading price is to the low of the crude crude oil trading price, the more the distribution of the crude oil.
Chaikins Money Flow will be positive if crude crude oil price consistently closes above the bar's midpoint with increasing volume.
However, if crude crude oil price consistently closes below the bar's midpoint with increasing volume the indicator will be negative.
Oil Technical Analysis & How to Generate Crude Oil Trading Signals
Buy Oil Trading Signal
A crossover of above zero signifies accumulation of a crude oil. A value of above +10 is a buy/bullish signal. Values above +20 signify a strong upward trending market.
Buy Crude Oil Trading Signal
Sell Oil Trading Signal
A Zero line cross of below zero signifies distribution of a crude oil. A value of below -10 is a short/sell oil signal. Values below -20 signify a strong downward trending market.
Sell Crude Oil Trading Signal
Oil Trend Line break with Chaikin's money Flow
The money flow can be used to confirm oil trend line breaks-out or support/resistance level breaks out.
If crude crude oil trading price breaks an upward oil trend line, Oil traders should then wait for a confirmation signal from the indicator values of below -10.
Oil TrendLine Break
If crude crude oil trading price breaks an downward oil trend line, Oil traders should then wait for a confirmation signal from indicator values of above +10.
Oil TrendLine Break
Divergence Oil
A divergence between this indicator & crude crude oil price often signals a pending reversal in market direction. However as with all divergences its best to wait for confirmation signals before trading the divergence.
A bullish divergence signal occurs when crude crude oil trading price makes a lower low while the Chaikins Money Flow makes a higher low.
A bearish divergence signal occurs when crude crude oil trading price makes a higher high while the Chaikins Money Flow makes a lower high.