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VWMA — Volume-Weighted Moving Average

A moving average that weights each bar by its volume.

Rev. 2026.06

VWMAindicator
InputsOutputs
Source
source · number
VWMA
VWMA
main · number
Configure
period
— Lookback length, in bars
default 20
range 1–500

What it does

Smooths price into a trend line, but heavy-volume bars pull it more than quiet ones — so it follows where the participation is.

What happens

Recomputed once per candle from its wired source, incrementally (constant work per bar). It emits no value until the warmup period has passed; after that it produces a value every bar.

When to use

A trend line that respects conviction, not just price; confirming moves on volume.

Gotchas

  • Needs real volume — on illiquid pairs or zero-volume bars it degrades toward a plain average.