Definitions
In plain terms
It gives the money-flow calculation one representative price for each bar.
Technical
TP_t = (H_t+L_t+C_t)/3; it is then compared with the prior TP and multiplied by volume.
Scope
Typical price is not the same as the closing price or a transaction-weighted average price.
Examples
- A reviewer computes MFI Typical Price from a small OHLCV fixture and checks readiness, units, and edge cases before publication.
Common misconceptions
- Typical price is not the same as the closing price or a transaction-weighted average price.
Concept relationships
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Where this concept is used
Evidence and governance
- Money Flow Index (MFI) TradingView · official platform documentation
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula
Limits: Common overbought/oversold zones are descriptive conventions, not probabilities or guarantees.
- Money Flow Index technical note TA-Lib · first party technical publication
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula
Limits: A library note does not settle application-specific edge cases or locale wording.
- Volume indicators function group TA-Lib · first party technical publication
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula
Limits: Library compatibility does not by itself prove a project's seed, warm-up, or missing-data policy.
- Closing Price Investor.gov · official standard
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula
Limits: A close is not automatically an adjusted close and may vary by market session convention.
- Reviewed by
- fintech-builder-batch-010
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-01
- Next review
- 2027-08-01
- Record status
- evidence reviewed
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