Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Advanced - CMF Indicator’s Role in Confirming the Direction of Trend
Confirming Uptrend
The CMF is great for confirming the direction of a market trend. When the price is moving in an uptrend direction, the CMF indicator will indicate by the oscillator line also rising in an upward slope and moving above the 0 line. For the trend confirmation, the CMF oscillator line has to remain above the 0 line to confirm that the market is in an uptrend direction and the strength of the uptrend if the oscillator line continues to remain above the 0 line.
When the oscillator line is above 0 and remain above the 0 line, it basically means that there are more buyers in the market and the buying pressure is high which is causing the price to rise. This can be as a result of accumulation in the market. Looking at the BNB/USDT chart, we can see that as the market reversed into an uptrend, the CMF indicator indicated that as the oscillator line crossed above the 0 line and remained above the 0 line to confirm the uptrend.
BNB/USDT Chart
Confirming Downtrend
When the price is moving in a downtrend direction, the CMF indicator will indicate by the oscillator line also falling in a downward slope and moving below the 0 line. For the downtrend confirmation, the CMF oscillator line has to cross below the 0 line and remain below the 0 line to confirm that the market is truly in a downtrend and the strength of the downtrend becomes stronger if the oscillator line continues to remain below the 0 line.
When the oscillator line is below 0 and staying below the 0 line, it basically means that there are more sellers in the market and the selling pressure is high which is causing the price to fall. This can be as a result of distribution in the market. Looking at the AAVE/USDT chart, we can see that as the market reversed into a downtrend, the CMF indicator indicated the downtrend movement as the oscillator line crossed below the 0 line and remained below the 0 line to confirm the downtrend.
AAVE/USDT Chart
I have actually seen a lot of traders even me inclusive making lot of mistakes and that is purposely because we are not able to notice the direction of the trend and this really affect a lot of us at times.
Even though I have been following your post few days ago about this indicator, I will say I haven't know fully how it works but I am actually commited to learning in depth how this works in details. Thank you for sharing this