Syntax

 Public function MassIndex(ByRef Data As Database, ByRef OHLCV As RecordSet, ByVal Periods As Integer, Optional ByVal FieldAliasName As String = "") As RecordSet

Overview
The Mass Index identifies price changes by indexing the narrowing and widening change between high and low prices.

Interpretation
According to the inventor of the Mass Index, reversals may occur when a 25-period Mass Index rises above 27 or falls below 26.5.

Class: Index

Sample

 Public Sub main()        'Variables        Dim _symbolInfo As VTLGeneral.CSymbol=ClientCode.GetSymbolByName("GOLD")        Dim DB As New VTLGeneral.Database()        Dim rsOHLCV As New VTLGeneral.RecordSet()        Dim RecordCount As Integer        Dim m_Recordset As VTLGeneral.RecordSet        Dim _historyData As object()        Dim output As String        Dim Record As Integer        Dim m_Date As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_Open As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_High As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_Low As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_Close As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim j As Integer = 0        Dim i As Integer = 0        Dim _recordCount As Integer =ClientCode.Bars(_symbolInfo.ID,VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day)                m_Recordset = DB.CreateRecord        m_Open = New VTLGeneral.Field        m_High = New VTLGeneral.Field        m_Low = New VTLGeneral.Field        m_Close = New VTLGeneral.Field         DB.RecordCount = _recordCount        RecordCount = _recordCount         'Initialize Recordsets        m_Open.initialize(_recordCount-1, "Open")        m_High.initialize(_recordCount-1, "High")        m_Low.initialize(_recordCount-1, "Low")        m_Close.initialize(_recordCount-1, "Close")        'load high, low ,open and data         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_HIGH, _recordCount)          For i  = 0 To _recordCount-1                m_High.setValue(i,_historyData(i))         Next         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_LOW, _recordCount)         For i  = 0 To _recordCount-1                m_Low.setValue(i,_historyData(i))        Next         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_OPEN, _recordCount)         For i  = 0 To _recordCount-1                m_Open.setValue(i,_historyData(i))        Next         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_CLOSE, _recordCount)         For i  = 0 To _recordCount-1                m_Close.setValue(i,_historyData(i))        Next          m_Recordset.addField(m_Open)        m_Recordset.addField(m_High)        m_Recordset.addField(m_Low)        m_Recordset.addField(m_Close)         'Mass Index indicator        Dim _indRecord As New  VTLGeneral.RecordSet()        Dim idx As New VTLGeneral.Index()        _indRecord = idx. MassIndex(DB,m_Recordset,20,"MassIndex")         For i = 0 To DB.getRecordCount-1                output = output  &  CSTR(_indRecord.getValue("MassIndex", i) ) & vbcrlf        Next         GUI.MsgDialog(output) End Sub

See Also

• Money Flow Index
• Performance
• Relative Strength Index (RSI)

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