{"id":5832,"date":"2020-10-09T16:48:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T13:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roboforex.com/blog\/?p=5832"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:52:55","slug":"the-mfi-peculiarities-and-trading-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roboforex.com/blog\/blog\/2020\/10\/09\/the-mfi-peculiarities-and-trading-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"The MFI Indicator: Peculiarities and Trading Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, we will get acquainted with the MFI (Market Facilitation Index)<\/strong>. It was developed by an experienced trader Bill Williams and described in his book “The Trading Chaos<\/a>”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The author aimed at research and quality analysis of the ratio between trade volumes and the price of the asset. He assumed that the trade volume or turnover initiated growth. The larger the volume of the asset, the brighter the price growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The indicator in question uses the tick volume for calculations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Placement and appearance<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In MT4, you can find the MFI in Indicators<\/a> – Bill Williams. The indicator is displayed in a separate window under the price chart and looks like a histogram made of bars of four different colors. The color and width of the bars are customizable. By default, the colors are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n