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| The Volumetric Profile is the central concept behind Volume Stratification Analysis. This Profile is simply the cumulative volume over the history of the stock, distributed according to price range. The red bar marks the price range corresponding to the current price of WFT shares. |
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Blue bars depict the Volumetric Profile for various price levels of Weatherford International Ltd.. The thick orange line is the Volumetric Price and the maroon line is the Secular Price. General Volumetric Health is 1 on a scale from 1 (best) to 3 (worst), because the price is above the Volumetric line, indicating some positive market sentiment. Two levels of volumetric turbulence underlie today's price. They are at (approximately) $16 and $10. The strongest is near the $10 strata. |
| Support Level ID | Price Range | Peak Magnitude |
| 1 | $16.00 - $16.99 | 2.67 |
| 2 | $10.00 - $10.99 | 4.24 |
| Several minor strata of volumetric turbulence could exert resistance against price appreciation, most notably, the peak at $27. |
| Resistance Level ID | Price Range | Peak Magnitude |
| 1 | $27.00 - $27.99 | 0.71 |
| 2 | $32.00 - $32.99 | 0.55 |
| 3 | $45.00 - $45.99 | 0.15 |
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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 $14 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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