The Chaikin Accumulation/Distribution (AD) indicator measures buying and selling pressure by combining price and volume.

It helps identify:

• Accumulation (buying pressure)

• Distribution (selling pressure)

• Trend confirmation

• Divergences between price and volume

  

Settings

Parameters

Average

Enable
Turns the signal average line on or off.

Average Type
Select moving average type:

• Simple

• Exponential

• Triangular

• Weighted

Avg Length
Number of periods used for smoothing.

Subgraphs

AD

• Color / 2° Color – Line colors

• Subgraph Style – Line / Hidden

• Auto Color – None / Slope / +/-

• Line Style – Solid (default)

• Line Width – Thickness

• Short Name – Custom label

AVG

• Configurable as a line

• Custom color, style, and width

• Optional smoothing of AD values

Additional display options:

• Name Label

• Value Label

• Name/Value Background

• Include on Auto Center

How It Works

The AD line calculates cumulative buying and selling pressure using:

• Price location within the candle

• Volume

Rising AD → Accumulation (buying pressure)
Falling AD → Distribution (selling pressure)