Volume is the number of shares of a stock that have changed hands over a certain period of time, typically one day. Stocks with higher volumes have more investors interested in buying or selling them.

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In technical analysis, volume measures the number of a stock's shares that are traded on a stock exchange in a day or a period of time. Volume is important because it confirms trend directions. The ...

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