Volume dry-up (VDU)

Why quiet volume inside a base is a good sign, and how Breakaway scores volume dry-up as a chart check.

What it is

Volume dry-up is the quiet stretch before a move. A stock that has been trending pulls back or goes sideways on well below normal volume. The sellers who wanted out are already out, and nobody is pushing it lower. Few shares are on offer, so it does not take much buying to move the price.

How Breakaway uses it

VDU fires when RVOL is 0.7 times the 20-day average or lower. It counts on the finished day: during the session it keeps the last close's answer. RVOL, or relative volume, compares today's shares traded with that 20-day average. VDU is the opposite of the VOL check, and only one of the two can be lit on a given day. VDU means the most when the trend checks are still lit. That is the picture of a healthy stock resting.

VDU, on a stock's page
Lit on the Score tab beside the other 13 checks, its rule a tap away.
Volume, under every chart
Each day's shares traded, so a quiet stretch shows.
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Congress trades
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The score, added up
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FDA dates, counted down
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The market map
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The top 10, every day
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How to read it

Look for VDU together with a tight-range check such as NR7 or the Bollinger squeeze. A tight, quiet range inside an uptrend comes before many of the best breakouts. That is why those checks are grouped as predictive on the card. The move to watch for is the first day that flips VDU to VOL with a close near the high.

Volume dry-up (VDU)

What it is

How Breakaway uses it

How to read it

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