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Balance of Power Indicator

Trading Term

The Balance of Power indicator measures the market strength of buyers against sellers by assessing the ability of each side to drive prices to an extreme level. The calculation is: Balance of Power = (Close price – Open price) / (High price – Low price) The resulting value can be smoothed by a moving average. Traders may use this indicator to help:

  • Identify the direction of a trend.
  • Find divergences between the price and the BoP in order to identify a potential trend reversal or trend continuation setup.
  • Take advantage of overbought and oversold conditions.

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