Trading with Accumulation / Distribution (A/D) Indicator - Steemit Crypto Academy / S4W5- Homework Post for Professor @allbert

it was an amazing class and i am glad to be part of this class, I will be going straight into the homework post for this week

1- Explain in your own words what the A/D Indicator is and how and why it relates to volume. (Screenshots needed).

A/D INDICATOR
First of all before we talk about the terms, it is great to define what Accumulation and Distribution means so we can have a background knowledge of what we are talking about.

Accumulation is simply the gathering, build-up, assembling, amassing of data, content , items at a particular spot or place while Distribution is simply like the opposite of accumulation whereas accumulation deals with gathering , distribution deals with scattering, sharing, dispersal, placement of data, content, and items. In the crypto market, the term accumulation talks about the level of buying, whereas distribution talks about the level of selling

The A/D indicator is a volumed-based indicator created by Mark Chaikin it is an indicator that works with volume and price to determine whether an asset is in the accumulation stage or the distribution stage. it helps to detect when the price is going in the opposite direction causing a divergence between the stock and volume. so an increasing line of the indicator detects an upward trend while a decreasing line detects a downward trend.

how and why it relates to volume
when we talk of volume-based indicators, we talk of indicators with a mathematical approach and the A/D indicator is no different and the mathematical approach is represented on charts aiding the , the A/C indicator works in three different stages and the period volume is required in the determining of the asset flow volume. in summary, it uses the volume to determining the accumulation or buying stage and the distribution or selling stage of an asset giving entry and exit signals through the volume

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF A/D INDICATOR
Advantages

it is very simple to understand
it helps in determining divergence on the chart
Shows change in the trend either upwards or downwards

Disadvantages

It takes time and might not be suitable for daily traders
Doesn't give signals
Not so reliable

2- Through some platforms, show the process of how to place the A/D Indicator (Screenshots needed).

its quite easy if you go through the few steps

click on www.tradingview.com

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click on the fx button as you can see in the image below

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click on the search box and search ACCUMULATION and the indicator will surface

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Below is the acc/dist indicator successfully added on the chart

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3- Explain through an example the formula of the A/D Indicator. (Originality will be taken into account).
first of all it will be important to take into account the formular of the A/D indicator

FORMULAR:

MFM = ((Close−Low)−(High−Close))/(High- Low)
where we have MFM as Money Flow Multiplier
we have Close as Closing Price
we have Low as low price of the period
we have High as high price of the period
MFV = MFM×Period Volume
A/D= Previous A/D + CMFV
CMFV = Current period money flow volume
having this parameters in mind lets go down to the example of the day
I will be using the chart of Bitcoin/TetherUs

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from the chart we have the
High = $54824.91
Low = $53769.98
Close = $54027.94

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Previous Accumulation/Distribution = 954779
Current Volume = 909

MFM = ((Close−Low)−(High−Close))/(High- Low)

MFM = ((54027.94-53769.98)-(54824.91-54027.94))/(54824.91-53769.98)

MFM = ((257.96) - (796.97))/(1054.93)
MFM = (-539.01)/(1054.93)
MFM = -0.5109

MFV = MFM×Period Volume

MFV = -0.5109 x 909
MFV = -464.408

A/D= Previous A/D + CMFV
A/D = 954779 + (-464.408)

A/D = 964314.592

4- How is it possible to detect and confirm a trend through the A/D indicator? (Screenshots needed)

Generally , there are two trends on the crypto market which is the bullish and the bearish trend. so I will be detecting the two trends using the A/D indicator

The A/D indicator is directly proportional to the price of the market. so therefore if the price is on an uptrend, the A/D indicator will be on an uptrend and if the price is on a downtrend, the A/D indicator will be on a downtrend

Bullish Trend
From the ICP/TetherUs chart below, we can see that the A/D indicator is on an uptrend corresponding with the price of the asset which signifies that the buyers are in control of the market and are trying to accumulate the asset

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Bullish Trend
from the ICP/TetherUs chart below we can see that the A/D indicator is on a downtrend and the price is also on a downtrend which confirms that the trend is bearish, which signifies that the sellers are in control causing a distribution of the asset

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5- Through a DEMO account, perform one trading operation (BUY or SELL) using the A/D Indicator only. (Screenshots needed).
for this question I will be making a sell entry and exit

PROCEDURES I USED FOR A SELL ENTRY POSITION

I saw a divergence between the price and the A/D indicator, which entails that the price was an uptrend while the A/D indicator was on a downtrend
I drew a trend line on the price and also on the A/D indicator
I waited for the price to break the trend line
As the price broke threw the trend, that was my entry for a sell.

PROCEDURE I USED FOR A SELL EXIT POSITION

I Placed my stop loss on the closest higher high
with a risk reward ratio of 1:2, I placed my take profit

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below is the result of the paper trading

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6- What other indicator can be used in conjunction with the A/D Indicator. Justify, explain and test. (Screenshots needed).

I discovered that the RSI indicator works as a good combination with the A/D indicator with the following criterias in place

To use the RSI to confirm an entry point

The trend of the A/D and the price must be at a divergence
if the RSI is on an oversold level, and the price is making a bearish trend and the A/D is also making a bullish trend that is a clear indication for a buy.
Also if the price should be in a bullish trend then the RSI with an overbought indication will be heading downward and the A/D indicator is also moving downward that is a clear indication for a buy as we can see below in the chart
As soon as the price will broke the trend-line on the market I executed a short sell

To use the RSI to confirm an Exit point

With the recent higher high on the market that forms a resistance, I placed my stop-loss on it
Using a risk to reward ratio of 1:2, I placed my take profit

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below is the paper trading on the SOL/USDT chart using the criterias listed above

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CONCLUSION

The A/D indicator, is a volume based indicator and is a very great indicator in the technical analysis field, I was glad that I was able to learn the mathematical calculations related to the A/D indicator and also make demo trades using the A/D indicator.

the A/D indicator is also compactible with a few other indicators one of which is the RSI and I was able to combine the both of them to initiate a trade. thank you all for reading my post.

best regards
@allbert