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ADL

Running volume flow from where the close sits in the bar range. Confirms price with accumulation.

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The Accumulation / Distribution Line (ADL) adds volume scaled by where the close sits in the bar's high-low range. Closes near the high add more. Closes near the low subtract more.

Rising ADL with rising price confirms accumulation. Falling ADL with falling price confirms distribution. Divergence (price high, ADL not) can warn that the move is thinning.

Use ADL in a mix as a confirmation slope or new-high/new-low check beside a breakout or trend entry, not as a lone oscillator cross.