Definitions
In plain terms
A 14-period MFI needs a prior typical price for each of 14 classified changes.
Technical
For period 14, the first ready index is 14 because 15 typical prices are needed to form 14 comparisons.
Scope
Off-by-one readiness errors shift every early value and must be tested explicitly.
Examples
- A reviewer computes MFI Warm-Up Window from a small OHLCV fixture and checks readiness, units, and edge cases before publication.
Common misconceptions
- Off-by-one readiness errors shift every early value and must be tested explicitly.
Concept relationships
Where this concept is used
Evidence and governance
- Money Flow Index (MFI) TradingView · official platform documentation
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, variant distinction
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, variant distinction
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, variant distinction
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, variant distinction
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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