ClearPath Trader

Force Index

Same family as Elder Force Index: change in price times volume, smoothed to read buying/selling force.

Category: Momentum · Complexity: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Tags: momentum, live-overlay, price

Live chart overlay: EFI

Force Index chart illustration

Formula

FI = ΔClose · Volume, usually EMA-smoothed

How to read

Same family as Elder Force Index — force of the move, not just direction.

Limitations

Spike-sensitive. Not a trend overlay by itself.

Typical settings

13

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