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Money Flow Index (MFI)

The Money Flow Index (MFI) is often called a volume-weighted RSI: a 0-100 oscillator that folds volume into a momentum reading. This article explains how MFI uses the typical price and volume to measure money flowing in versus out, the 80/20 overbought/oversold zones, how it differs from RSI (volume) and from Chaikin Money Flow (construction), divergence, and the same trend caveat that extremes can persist.

11 min readPublished 26 June 2026

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Chaikin Money Flow (CMF)

Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) measures buying versus selling pressure over a period by combining where each bar closes within its range with its volume. This article explains the money-flow multiplier, why a close near the high signals accumulation and near the low distribution, how CMF oscillates around zero (above = buying pressure, below = selling), how it differs from OBV, and how to read zero-line crosses and divergence.

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