Money Flow Index
MFI is a bounded price-and-volume oscillator built from typical price, signed raw money flow and a configured lookback.
Plain-language meaning
MFI is a bounded price-and-volume oscillator built from typical price, signed raw money flow and a configured lookback.
Why it is useful
Money Flow Index is useful as descriptive evidence when it is compared on the same definition, source, period, unit and exact listing. It is one input to research, not a verdict.
Where it appears in XMarketRadar
Look for Money Flow Index in Advanced Chart settings, indicator panels, screeners and technical research for the selected listing and bar interval.
How it is calculated or sourced
MFI uses typical price (high+low+close)/3 multiplied by volume, classifies flow by the change in typical price, and converts the positive/negative flow ratio to a 0–100 oscillator over the configured period.
Inputs, period and unit
Read the disclosed inputs or source, observation period, bar interval, unit, native currency and scale. A value without its source and as-of context is incomplete; unlike units must not be combined.
Worked example
Illustrative only: a user reviews Money Flow Index over a stated 20-bar or FY2026 period, checks the displayed source, unit and as-of date, and keeps an absent field as — rather than guessing 0.
What high and low mean
A higher or lower Money Flow Index value is descriptive, not automatically good or bad. Meaning depends on the instrument, comparison period, method and related evidence.
Positive, negative and genuine zero
Positive and negative Money Flow Index values retain the definition shown here. A genuine reported or computed zero is displayed as 0 and is not the same as missing evidence.
Limitations and common mistakes
Money Flow Index may differ by provider definition, observation time, instrument and venue. Common mistakes are dropping units or dates, comparing unlike scopes, and treating a missing value as zero.
Market-specific differences
The concept is used across all supported markets, but currency, price scale, session calendar, source field and regulatory definition can differ. XMarketRadar preserves the exact exchange context.
Suggested next steps
Open the related Technical analysis terms below, then follow the matching Help Centre task guide and inspect Money Flow Index on an exact exchange listing. Confirm source, as-of time, units and unavailable reason before using it in research.
Educational information only; not investment advice or an order service.
This Money Flow Index tutorial is educational and descriptive. It is not investment advice, a price prediction, a recommendation, or an instruction to buy, sell, rebalance or place an order.
Also known as: money-flow-index