Chapter X: Technical Analysis discovers the range of moods of investors toward APA. |
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| A well known sentiment indicator is the NVI or Negative Volume Index for Apache. The modern version of the indicator has received several enhancements suggested by Norman Fosback. The plot is the proportion of the daily NVI as compared to the past year's average daily NVI. The plot is orange below the unity line (neutral implication) and green above (bullish). |
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How to read the Calibrated NVI for Apache: The NVI is an elegant indicator based on sound principles but it should not be interpreted in a simplistic manner. The orange plot (NVI less than unity) is not considered bearish because a lowering of the NVI is a natural tendancy under many market conditions. When the plot is in the green area, it indicates that prices are rising on low volume sessions, which is contrary to the normal condition. This can be a tip off to "accumulation behaviour" on the part of someone or some group in the market. The indicator seems most significant when prices are falling and the NVI is rising, which indicates a market that is "buying on the dips". |
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| The NVI resembles a fundamental indicator more than a technical indicator in at least one respect, as it seems to be indicative over a span of months or quarters, rather then the extremely short predictive span typical of many technical signals. This chart for Apache covers the few years before the start of the chart at the top of the page. |
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| For the trading week ending 2/11/2011, the weekly average closing altitude was 57.72 percent. The historical Closing Altitude is traced by the blue line in the chart above. The midline represents the 50 percent closing altitude. It indicates closing prices halfway between the high and low prices for the day. Values above the midline indicate that day traders have positive feelings toward APA while traces below the midline are a sign that speculators are afraid to hold on to the issue overnight. The short-term trend is positive, with a slope of 35.09. Apache stock prices are shown in red. |
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| The Volume Portion is low for the latest data at 0.89. Here the blue indicates the proportion between Up Volume and Down Volume. Again, the horizontal blue line represents the neutral point. Apache share prices are overlaid in red. This is an important indicator for market timing, as a change in direction of the volume line may happen before the price turns.The last tic shows an uptrend in the volume portion of 0.17. |
Influence of Investor Sentiment on APA stock prices. Also, roadmap and Summary of most effective indicators: |
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