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Relative Volume (RVOL)

Relative Volume (RVOL) — BuildLab indicator (illustrative)
Order Flow & Volume

Spot the bars institutions are actually active in.

Compares each bar’s volume to its recent average. RVOL above 1 is above-average participation; spikes past the high threshold flag the bars where real activity — and the moves most worth trusting — are happening.

Best for: All futures; confirming breakouts and filtering low-conviction moves.

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How to use it

Confirm breakouts

Breakouts on RVOL ≥ your high threshold have real participation behind them; sub-1 RVOL breakouts are prone to fail.

Filter the noise

Down-weight signals that fire on below-average volume — they’re the chop most likely to trap you.

Time the action

RVOL spikes mark the windows of the day worth being most attentive in.

Settings

  • Average length
    Lookback for the volume average RVOL is measured against.
  • High-volume threshold
    RVOL level that marks a genuine participation spike (default 2×).

Install

TradingView: open the Pine Editor, paste the .pine source, click Save, then “Add to chart.”

Note: Compares to a rolling N-bar average on the chart timeframe. Educational tool only.

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