ClearPath Trader

Elder Force Index

Price change × volume, usually smoothed. Shows how much force bulls or bears exerted; zero-line and divergences are key reads.

Category: Momentum · Complexity: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)

Tags: momentum, live-overlay, price

Live chart overlay: EFI

Elder Force Index chart illustration

Formula

FI = (C_t − C_{t-1}) · V; then EMA(FI, n)

How to read

Zero-line shows whether bulls or bears had force. Divergences and EMA slope are the reads.

Limitations

A single huge bar dominates. Needs volume.

Typical settings

EMA 13 (or 2 for ticks)

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