VOLUME & MONEY FLOW
Williams A/D
A running accumulation line that measures the ground buyers actually gained or gave up each candle.
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What does Williams A/D measure?
A running accumulation line that measures the ground buyers actually gained or gave up each candle. It is a different recipe from the Chaikin A/D line.
How is Williams A/D calculated?
On a candle that closed higher, add the close minus the lower of today's low and yesterday's close. On one that closed lower, add the close minus the higher of today's high and yesterday's close. Unchanged closes add nothing. Keep a running total.
Written by reading the engine’s real computation, not a textbook — where the two differ, the page describes what actually runs.
How do I use Williams A/D in a bot?
In the builder, add an indicator of type williams_ad. Its value becomes an operand you can compare in any entry or exit rule. The engine grades the whole rule honestly: real fills, no look-ahead, half the history held back.
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