Elder Force Index (EFI)

Elder's Force Index (EFI) is calculated as the daily closing price minus the previous day's closing price. The result is then multiplied by the Day 's volume. The purpose is to measure the volume strength of a trend. Elder suggest using a 2 day EMA (Exponential Moving Average) to smooth the index for the short term and a 13 day EMA for the mid term.

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