Chapter VIII: Volume Stratification Analysis tracks the volumes associated with price levels over the entire history of a stock. The resulting analysis yields a framework for understanding the mechanism behind support and resistance levels, and a scientific basis for predicting price behaviors due to those levels. |
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| The Volumetric Profile is the central concept behind Volume Stratification Analysis. This is nothing more than the cummulative volume according to price range. Here the price column corresponding to the current price of VSEA stock is painted in red. |
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Blue bars depict the Volumetric Profile for various price levels of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.. The thick orange line is the Volumetric Price and the maroon line is the Secular Price. The Volumetric average at $20 is below the Secular average at $21. This is a very un-usual condition. Two levels of volumetric turbulence underlie today's price. They are at (approximately) $31 and $18. The strongest is near the $18 strata. |
| Support Level ID | Price Range | Peak Magnitude |
| 1 | $31.00 - $31.99 | 2.05 |
| 2 | $18.00 - $18.99 | 6.26 |
| Looking above today's price, there no significant resistance level to act as a ceiling on upward movement. |
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| Horizontal maroon lines indicate Negative Volumetric Peaks. Price intervals with these characteristics are often associated with gaps, although they sometimes operate as support levels. Quarterly and yearly turn-arounds are circled. Only one volumetric minima (valley) is to be found near the $25 level. |
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| Here, the horizontal lines mark the points of Maximum Negative Slope in the Volumetric Profile. These strata are known to act as resistance levels against upward movement, and are sometimes associated with yearly and quarterly tops. Also, as is typical of resistance levels, they may do double duty as support, but that is not the typical case. |
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