Chaikin Oscillator Calculator
Calculate the official fast-minus-slow exponential moving-average difference of a cumulative entered A/D sequence.
Enter Chaikin periods and ordered bars
Use one symbol, timeframe, broker feed and volume type throughout the sequence.
One row per line. Commas, semicolons or tabs are accepted. The close must be inside the high-low range.
Current entered-series Chaikin value
Entered Price-Volume Derivatives 1.0.0.
| Label | Close | Volume | A/D contribution | A/D | Fast EMA | Slow EMA | CHO |
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How Chaikin Oscillator is calculated
A/D = prior A/D + contribution
CHO = fast EMA of A/D − slow EMA of A/D
Version 1.0.0 starts A/D from zero plus the first contribution and seeds both exponential averages with the first A/D value. The smoothing factor is 2 divided by period plus one.
The first reportable value begins at zero-based index equal to the slow period, matching the published MetaQuotes plot-start convention. A flat high-low bar contributes zero.
Assumptions and limits
- The fast period must be below the slow period and at least slow period plus one rows are required.
- Rows must be oldest to newest and use one symbol, timeframe, feed and volume type.
- Spot-forex tick volume counts price changes and is not centralized exchange turnover.
- Available history, the entered starting point and broker feed affect the absolute sequence.
- The page uses completed entered rows and emits no zero-line, turn, divergence or trading label.
Worked example from the audited fixture
How to interpret the result
The positive difference compares two EMAs of the entered cumulative A/D path. It depends on the A/D seed, volume convention and both EMA histories. The sign is not converted into accumulation, distribution or a trading recommendation.
Frequently asked questions
- Enter fast and slow EMA periods plus at least slow period plus one ordered high-low-close-volume bars from one consistent feed.
- The close-location multiplier two times close minus high minus low, divided by high minus low, is multiplied by entered volume.
- The slow exponential moving average of cumulative A/D is subtracted from its fast exponential moving average.
- Both exponential averages begin at the first calculated A/D value and then use smoothing factor two divided by period plus one.
- The route models the conventional fast-minus-slow structure and fails closed when the periods are reversed or equal.
- The A/D contribution is zero, matching the published MetaQuotes source and avoiding division by zero.
- Not necessarily. Feed, volume type, available history and entered starting point can change the absolute buffer values.
- No. The page does not classify the zero line, turns, divergence, trend, entries or exits.
Sources and methodology
- MetaQuotes Code Base — Chaikin Oscillator — Published A/D recurrence, EMA buffers, seeds and plot-start convention.
- MetaTrader 5 Help — Chaikin Oscillator — Official fast EMA minus slow EMA formula.
- MetaQuotes Code Base — MovingAverages — Official first-value EMA implementation.
- MQL5 Reference — iChaikin — Official period, method and applied-volume interface.
Continue entered price-volume analysis
Compare the chart feed and trading terms
Confirm the symbol point size and whether the platform supplies tick or real volume, then keep one feed and volume type across every entered observation.
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