The Vortex Indicator is a technical indicator invented by Etienne Botes and Douglas Siepman to identify the start of a new trend or the continuation of an existing ...VortexindicatorFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchThisarticlehasmultipleissues.Pleasehelpimproveitordiscusstheseissuesonthetalkpage.(Learnhowandwhentoremovethesetemplatemessages)Thisarticlereliestoomuchonreferencestoprimarysources.Pleaseimprovethisbyaddingsecondaryortertiarysources.(January2010)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)Amajorcontributortothisarticleappearstohaveacloseconnectionwithitssubject.ItmayrequirecleanuptocomplywithWikipedia'scontentpolicies,particularlyneutralpointofview.Pleasediscussfurtheronthetalkpage.(January2010)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)TheVortexIndicatorisatechnicalindicatorinventedbyEtienneBotesandDouglasSiepmantoidentifythestartofanewtrendorthecontinuationofanexistingtrendwithinfinancialmarkets.ItwaspublishedintheJanuary2010editionofTechnicalAnalysisofStocks&Commodities.[1]Contents1Inspiration2Description3Identifyingatrend4Calculation5Practicalapplication6Codingandstrategies7Comparativestudies8Seealso9References10ExternallinksInspiration[edit]TheVortexIndicatorwasinspiredbytheworkofanAustrianinventor,ViktorSchauberger,whostudiedtheflowofwaterinriversandturbines.EtienneBotesandDouglasSiepmandevelopedtheideathatmovementsandflowswithinfinancialmarketsaresimilartothevortexmotionsfoundinwater.TheVortexIndicatorwasalsopartlyinspiredbyJ.WellesWilder'sconceptofdirectionalmovement,whichassumestherelationshipbetweenpricebarsgivescluesastothedirectionofamarket.[2]Description[edit]Avortexpatternmaybeobservedinanymarketbyconnectingthelowsofthatmarket'spricebarswiththeconsecutivebars’highs,andthenpricebarhighswithconsecutivelows.Thegreaterthedistancebetweenthelowofapricebarandthesubsequentbar'shigh,thegreatertheupwardorpositiveVortexmovement(VM+).Similarly,thegreaterthedistancebetweenapricebar'