FTB-C000576 / Implementation concept

Force Index Warm-Up

Force Index warm-up is the history needed for raw force and the first complete smoothing seed.

Intermediate 1 linked topicEvidence-reviewed

Definitions

In plain terms

The first close cannot produce raw force, so a 13-period smoothed series becomes ready after 13 raw-force values.

Technical

Under the Batch 010 contract, raw force begins at index 1 and the first smoothed value is ready at index 13.

Scope

Warm-up is not interchangeable with a chart's visual backfill or zero-fill policy.

Examples

  • A reviewer computes Force Index Warm-Up from a small OHLCV fixture and checks readiness, units, and edge cases before publication.

Common misconceptions

  • Warm-up is not interchangeable with a chart's visual backfill or zero-fill policy.

Concept relationships

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Where this concept is used

Evidence and governance

  1. Elder's Force Index (EFI) TradingView · official platform documentation

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, variant distinction

    Limits: Exact warm-up, seed, and smoothing settings remain an implementation contract.

  2. 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.

  3. Closing Price Investor.gov · official standard

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, variant distinction

    Limits: A close is not automatically an adjusted close and may vary by market session convention.

  4. What Is Volume? CME Group · official exchange

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, variant distinction

    Limits: Futures contract conventions do not define every equity or digital-asset volume feed.

  5. Price Volume Trend (PVT) TradingView · official platform documentation

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, variant distinction

    Limits: Does not prescribe an adjustment policy, forecast, or trade direction.

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fintech-builder-batch-010
Last reviewed
2026-08-01
Next review
2027-08-01
Record status
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