Definitions
In plain terms
A 20-bar CMF cannot be final before 20 bars have been observed under the chosen policy.
Technical
For period n=20, the first candidate is index 19; it is ready only when the 20-bar volume sum is positive.
Scope
Readiness is a data-contract property, not an arbitrary charting preference.
Examples
- A reviewer computes CMF Window Readiness from a small OHLCV fixture and checks readiness, units, and edge cases before publication.
Common misconceptions
- Readiness is a data-contract property, not an arbitrary charting preference.
Concept relationships
Where this concept is used
Evidence and governance
- Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) TradingView · official platform documentation
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, variant distinction
Limits: Does not establish a universal threshold, causal signal, or gap-aware interpretation.
- Accumulation/Distribution (A/D) Line TradingView · official platform documentation
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, variant distinction
Limits: Does not turn the line into market breadth, identify trade initiators, or eliminate gap blind spots.
- Volume indicators function group TA-Lib · first party technical publication
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, variant distinction
Limits: Library compatibility does not by itself prove a project's seed, warm-up, or missing-data policy.
- Chaikin Oscillator TradingView · official platform documentation
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, variant distinction
Limits: The oscillator is not adopted as a causal or predictive claim for CMF or ADL.
- Reviewed by
- fintech-builder-batch-010
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-01
- Next review
- 2027-08-01
- Record status
- evidence reviewed
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