above-average volume

More trading than usual in a candle, compared with the average of recent candles. It shows many people joined the move.

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Volume clearly higher than its recent average, in the lessons usually the last 20 candles. Breakouts on volume well above average are treated as more convincing and moves on thin volume as suspect, though both can fail. Compare each chart with its own average, since volume levels differ across markets.

above-average volume, also called volume above average, average volume.

above-average volume

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