Trading volume is a fundamental metric in financial markets, representing the total number of shares, contracts, or units exchanged during a specific period. Whether measured in stocks, futures, or ...

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Interpreting volume in the futures market differs from doing so for stocks. Futures contracts have an expiry date, while stocks do not. This means volume fluctuations and patterns can mean something ...

Volume is the number of shares of a stock that have changed hands over a certain period of time, typically one day. Stocks with higher volumes have more investors interested in buying or selling them.

Volume is helpful because, unlike the other technical indicators found at the bottom of the chart, volume is independent of price. Volume in stocks, currencies, and commodities is used to confirm the ...

・Stock volume measures how many shares change hands over a given time frame. ・High volume typically signals strong liquidity and tighter bid-ask spreads. ・Low volume can lead to wider spreads, sharper ...

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2016 and has been updated for 2018. We practitioners of the technological arts have a tendency to use specialized jargon. That's not unusual.