FTB-C000563 / Formula component

VPT Volume Contribution

VPT volume contribution is current volume multiplied by the decimal close return.

Also known asVPT contribution

Intermediate Formula defined 1 linked topicEvidence-reviewed

Definitions

In plain terms

It is the per-bar amount added to the cumulative VPT level.

Technical

Contribution_t = V_t × r_t; positive returns produce positive contributions and negative returns produce negative contributions.

Scope

The contribution is not the same as raw volume or OBV's full-volume step.

Formula

Contribution_t = V_t × r_t
LaTeX: Contribution_t = V_t \times r_t
SymbolMeaningUnit
V_tcurrent volumevolume
r_tdecimal close returndecimal return

Output unit: volume units

Examples

  • A reviewer computes VPT Volume Contribution from a small OHLCV fixture and checks readiness, units, and edge cases before publication.

Common misconceptions

  • The contribution is not the same as raw volume or OBV's full-volume step.

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Evidence and governance

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

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula

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

  2. On-Balance Volume (OBV) TradingView · official platform documentation

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula

    Limits: Does not establish predictive power, trading profitability, or a universal divergence rule.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. What Is Volume? CME Group · official exchange

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula

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

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Last reviewed
2026-08-01
Next review
2027-08-01
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