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title: "Stock Volume Defined"
slug: "stock-volume-defined"
description: "Optimize your stock trading strategy with Pattern Finder’s extensive suite of stock volume metrics. Our guide provides insights into key volume indicators like Intraday Volume, Today's Volume Comparison, and various averages over 5-day, 10-day, and 50-day periods. Understand the significance of volume changes with metrics such as Up Volume to Down Volume Ratios and how they indicate market trends. Analyze longer-term volume patterns with Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly Total Volumes, and assess market activity with metrics like Volume as a Percent of Shares Outstanding. Pattern Finder empowers traders with data-driven insights for informed decision-making."
tags: ["Stock Volume Metrics", "Intraday Volume", "Volume Analysis", "Volume Ratio", "Daily Volume", "Volume Trends", "Investment Analysis", "Financial Metrics", "Volume Comparison"]
updated: 2024-08-02T22:04:27Z
published: 2024-08-02T22:04:27Z
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# Stock Volume Defined

| Metric Name | Short Name | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stock Volume (Intraday) | Volume Intraday | The intraday stock volume. If the market is not closed, this metric projects daily volume linearly. |
| Today's Volume > The Sum of the Last 5 Days Volume (1 or 0) | DayVolume > Total 5-day | This metric carries a value of "1" if the stock in question has current volume greater than the sum of the volume for the previous 5 trading days. If the market is not closed, this metric projects daily volume linearly. |
| Today's Volume vs 30-Day average of Volume | DayVolume vs 30-day Avg | This metric compares the current day's trading volume to the 30 trading day average of stock volume. If the market is not closed, this metric projects daily volume linearly. |
| Today's Volume > The Sum of the Last 10 Days Volume (1 or 0) | DayVolume > Total 10-days | This metric carries a value of "1" if the stock in question has current volume greater than the sum of the volume for the previous 10 trading days. If the market is not closed, this metric projects daily volume linearly. |
| Today's Volume > The Sum of the Last 20 Days Volume (1 or 0) | DayVolume > Total 20-days | This metric carries a value of "1" if the stock in question has current volume greater than the sum of the volume for the previous 20 trading days. If the market is not closed, this metric projects daily volume linearly. |
| Today's Volume > The Sum of the Last 50 Days Volume (1 or 0) | DayVolume > Total 50-days | This metric carries a value of "1" if the stock in question has current volume greater than the sum of the volume for the previous 50 trading days. If the market is not closed, this metric projects daily volume linearly. |
| Today's Volume vs 50-Day average of Volume | DayVolume > Avg 50-days | This metric compares the current day's trading volume to the 50 trading day average of trading volume. If the market is not closed, this metric projects daily volume linearly. |
| 5 Day Total Stock Volume vs 50-Day average of Volume | 5DayVolumevs50-day Avg | 5 Day Total Stock Volume vs 50-Day average of Volume. |
| Up Volume to Down Volume Ratio 30-Days | UpVolu : DownVolu 30-day | The ratio of total volume on up days by total volume on down days over the last 30 days. |
| Up Volume to Down Volume Ratio 50-Days | UpVolu:DownVolu 50-day | The ratio of total volume on up days by total volume on down days over the last 50 days. |
| Up Volume to Down Volume Ratio 30-Days > 50-Days | UpVolu:DownVolu 30-day > 50-day | If the ratio of total volume on up days by total volume on down days over the last 30 days greater than the 50 day timeframe. If the value is 1, the trade volume is trending toward up days |
| 5 Day Total Stock Volume vs 50-Day average of Volume Percentile | 5-day Total Volu vs 50-day DayAvg (Percentile) | This metric compares the last five completed trading day's volume to the 50 trading day average of volume to all other companies and ranks them with a percentile from 1 - 100. 100 Indicates the most volume in the last 5 trading days vs the 50 day average. |
| Weekly Volume As Percent Of Shares Outstanding | Weekly Volu as % Shares Outstanding | The previous week's total volume divided by the number of shares outstanding, expressed as a percentage. |
| Total Volume 1 Week | 1-wk Volume | The total volume traded of a security during the current week. |
| Total Volume Last 4 Weeks | 4-wk Volume | The total volume traded of a security over the last 4 weeks. |
| Total Volume Last 3 Months | 3-mo Volume | The total volume traded of a security over the last 3 months. |
| Total Volume Last 12 Months | 12-mo Volume | The total volume traded of a security over the last 12 months. |
| Average Daily Volume Last 10 Days | 10-day Avg Volu | Total volume for the previous 10 days divided by the actual number of trade days of the previous 10 days. |
| Average Daily Volume Last Month | 1-mo Avg Volu | Total volume for the previous month divided by the actual number of trade days of the previous month. |
| Average Daily Volume Last 4 Week | 4-wkAvgVolume | Total volume for the previous 4 weeks divided by the actual number of trade days of the previous 4 weeks. |
| Stock Volume (50 Day Average) | AvgVolu50-day | The average daily volume for the stock over the last 50 days. |
| Average Daily Volume Last 3 Months | 3-mo Avg Volu | Total volume for the previous 3 months divided by the actual number of trade days of the previous 3 months. |
| Average Daily Volume YTD | YTD Avg Volu | Total volume for the current year divided by the actual number of trade days of the current year. |
| Volume Yesterday | VoluYesterday | This is the stock volume of the most recent competed day we have of stock volume. |
| Average Volume Last 12 Months |  | The average daily volume traded of a security over the last 12 months. |