What is accumulation/distribution rating?

The Accumulation/Distribution Rating is a proprietary rating that measures daily price and volume changes in institutional ownership of a stock for the prior 13 weeks. Institutional investors include mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, insurance companies, educational endowments and just about anybody with massive sums to invest.

What is the accumulation/distribution indicator?

The accumulation/distribution indicator, also called the accumulation/distribution index, accumulation/distribution line, and abbreviated to A/D, is a cumulative indicator that uses price and volume data to measure the strength of an asset’s trend.

What is accumulation/distribution (a/D)?

The accumulation/distribution (A/D) line gauges supply and demand of an asset or security by looking at where the price closed within the period’s range and then multiplying that by volume. The A/D indicator is cumulative, meaning one period’s value is added or subtracted from the last.