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Investing with Volume Analysis: Identify, Follow, and Profit from Trends
In the continual pursuit for higher profits, investors and traders alike often assume significantly higher risks while chasing the next hot opportunity. Other more sophisticated investors attempt to employ complicated indicators while not fully understanding the information the indicator was designed to reveal. On the other hand, savvy investors employ analysis to gauge the market, positioning themselves to potentially earn higher profits with significantly less risk. Volume analysis attempts to delve deep inside the market trends to help identify shifts within the markets. Investing with Volume Analysis : Identify, Follow, and Profit from Trends presents an enlightened perspective on the role of volume, not only in pragmatic terms but also in terms of apprehending the underlying rationale of how and why. Award-winning technical analyst Buff Pelz Dormeier teaches state-of-the-art methods for analyzing the relationship of volume to price movements and the evolution of market trends.
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333 pages, Hardcover
First published March 16, 2011
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About the author
Buff Pelz Dormeier
5 books4 followersBuff Pelz Dormeier, CMT, (Fort Wayne,IN) is a foremost expert in the field of volume analysis and founder of VolumeAnalysis.com. He has over 20 years' experience dynamically managing private investment portfolios for affluent individuals, institutions, trusts, endowments and financial advisors.
An Award winning industry innovator, Dormeier is the developer of Volume Weighted Moving Averages (VWMAs), the VW-MACD, the Volume Price Confirmation Indicator (VPCI), VPCI Stochastics, the Anti-Volume Stop Loss (AVSL), the Trend Thrust Indicator (TTI), Capital Weighted Volume Indexes, as well as a host of cap weighted volume based breadth indicators. His work with market indicators and trading system design has been published and/or referenced in Barron's, Stock's & Commodities, C-NBC,The Financial Times, and Active Trader magazines, as well as the IFTA & MTA Journals.
Buff is featured in "Technical Analysis and Behavior Finance in Fund Management" - a European book comprised of interviews with 21 successful portfolio managers. A Chartered Market Technician, Buff received the 2007 Charles Dow Award recognizing research papers breaking new ground or which make innovative use of established techniques in the field of technical analysis. The Charles H. Dow Award is the most significant competition in the field of technical analysis. He has also been a featured speaker at national and international conferences and author of the critically acclaimed book, Investing With Volume Analysis.
His book, Investing with Volume Analysis is the only book to win both Trader Planet's STAR AWARD for top Book Resource (2012) as voted on by end users and the internationally prestigious Technical Analyst's Book of the Year Award (2012) as peer reviewed and voted upon by top industry experts. TA's Awards panel had the following to say:
"very clear, covered extensively, with useful examples"
"Formulas are perfectly explained ... involved T.A.. tools are impressive"
"A very attractive topic: including volume in T.A. is most often not mastered by practitioners, and difficult"
Trader Plant's critique:
"He lucidly demonstrates numerous state-of-the-art methods for analyzing the relationship of volume to price movement and the evolution of market trends."
"Any investor or trader that utilizes volume indicators in technical analysis to find solid market plays should read this book."
"His in-depth work takes volume analysis to a higher level, a level at which reward significantly outweighs risk."
FT Press, an imprint of Pearson, publishes high quality books in the areas of Business, Finance and Investing, Sales and Marketing, Social Media, Leadership, Management Strategy and Human Resources. Our brand is built on the concept of signing and publishing the world's best minds on the most relevant topics.
For an interview with Buff Pelz Dormeier, please contactr Email: Marketguru@gmail.com
Fort Wayne, Indiana
An Award winning industry innovator, Dormeier is the developer of Volume Weighted Moving Averages (VWMAs), the VW-MACD, the Volume Price Confirmation Indicator (VPCI), VPCI Stochastics, the Anti-Volume Stop Loss (AVSL), the Trend Thrust Indicator (TTI), Capital Weighted Volume Indexes, as well as a host of cap weighted volume based breadth indicators. His work with market indicators and trading system design has been published and/or referenced in Barron's, Stock's & Commodities, C-NBC,The Financial Times, and Active Trader magazines, as well as the IFTA & MTA Journals.
Buff is featured in "Technical Analysis and Behavior Finance in Fund Management" - a European book comprised of interviews with 21 successful portfolio managers. A Chartered Market Technician, Buff received the 2007 Charles Dow Award recognizing research papers breaking new ground or which make innovative use of established techniques in the field of technical analysis. The Charles H. Dow Award is the most significant competition in the field of technical analysis. He has also been a featured speaker at national and international conferences and author of the critically acclaimed book, Investing With Volume Analysis.
His book, Investing with Volume Analysis is the only book to win both Trader Planet's STAR AWARD for top Book Resource (2012) as voted on by end users and the internationally prestigious Technical Analyst's Book of the Year Award (2012) as peer reviewed and voted upon by top industry experts. TA's Awards panel had the following to say:
"very clear, covered extensively, with useful examples"
"Formulas are perfectly explained ... involved T.A.. tools are impressive"
"A very attractive topic: including volume in T.A. is most often not mastered by practitioners, and difficult"
Trader Plant's critique:
"He lucidly demonstrates numerous state-of-the-art methods for analyzing the relationship of volume to price movement and the evolution of market trends."
"Any investor or trader that utilizes volume indicators in technical analysis to find solid market plays should read this book."
"His in-depth work takes volume analysis to a higher level, a level at which reward significantly outweighs risk."
FT Press, an imprint of Pearson, publishes high quality books in the areas of Business, Finance and Investing, Sales and Marketing, Social Media, Leadership, Management Strategy and Human Resources. Our brand is built on the concept of signing and publishing the world's best minds on the most relevant topics.
For an interview with Buff Pelz Dormeier, please contactr Email: Marketguru@gmail.com
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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May 16, 2023
I loved it until the last two chapters. Excellent explanation on Volume Analysis, and the indicators introduced were well described and easy to follow.
January 30, 2019
A few good and useful nuggets in here.
January 23, 2026
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Seeing the Market Clearly: A Powerful Reminder That Volume Tells the Real Story
This book is one of those rare reads that quietly changes how you look at markets forever. It doesn’t shout predictions or promise shortcuts—instead, it teaches you how to listen to what the market is actually saying. And the message is simple but profound: price speaks, but volume tells the truth.
At its core, the book reframes investing as a study of conviction rather than opinion. Prices can move for many reasons—news, emotion, speculation—but volume reveals whether those moves are supported by real participation. A rally without volume is exposed as fragile. A decline on fading volume becomes less frightening and more informative. This shift alone can dramatically improve how investors interpret charts and manage risk.
What makes this book especially compelling is its balance of history, logic, and practicality. It reminds readers that volume analysis predates modern fundamentals and was originally used to cut through manipulation and unreliable data. Later academic research only confirms what early technicians understood intuitively: when volume is properly analyzed, it adds meaningful, risk-adjusted insight.
The framework is refreshingly clear. The four volume conditions—strong demand, weak demand, strong supply, and weak supply—turn market action into something readable and human. Instead of reacting emotionally to price, the reader learns to ask a better question: Do market participants actually believe in this move?
The discussion of volume-based tools is another highlight. Rather than overwhelming the reader, the book explains why integrating volume into moving averages and momentum indicators creates more reliable signals. These tools feel less like “indicators” and more like translators between price action and investor behavior.
Risk management is treated with uncommon maturity. The emphasis is not on catching tops or bottoms, but on protecting capital and avoiding catastrophic losses. The idea that missing the market’s worst days matters more than capturing every best day is both sobering and empowering—and deeply aligned with long-term success.
One of the most memorable sections explores how modern markets—despite high-frequency trading and dark pools—still obey the same underlying truth: when volume becomes one-sided, liquidity disappears. The discussion around capital-weighted volume and its warning signals before major market stress events reinforces the idea that volume remains relevant, even in today’s complex environment.
Who this book is for:
• Investors who want clarity instead of noise
• Technicians seeking deeper confirmation
• Fiduciaries focused on discipline and risk
• Long-term investors who value process over prediction
Final thoughts:
This book doesn’t try to make you smarter than the market—it teaches you to be more honest with yourself. By understanding volume as the market’s pulse, you gain a calmer, more objective framework for decision-making. It’s not about certainty; it’s about awareness.
If you’ve ever felt that price alone wasn’t telling the whole story, this book will feel like a long-overdue conversation.
Seeing the Market Clearly: A Powerful Reminder That Volume Tells the Real Story
This book is one of those rare reads that quietly changes how you look at markets forever. It doesn’t shout predictions or promise shortcuts—instead, it teaches you how to listen to what the market is actually saying. And the message is simple but profound: price speaks, but volume tells the truth.
At its core, the book reframes investing as a study of conviction rather than opinion. Prices can move for many reasons—news, emotion, speculation—but volume reveals whether those moves are supported by real participation. A rally without volume is exposed as fragile. A decline on fading volume becomes less frightening and more informative. This shift alone can dramatically improve how investors interpret charts and manage risk.
What makes this book especially compelling is its balance of history, logic, and practicality. It reminds readers that volume analysis predates modern fundamentals and was originally used to cut through manipulation and unreliable data. Later academic research only confirms what early technicians understood intuitively: when volume is properly analyzed, it adds meaningful, risk-adjusted insight.
The framework is refreshingly clear. The four volume conditions—strong demand, weak demand, strong supply, and weak supply—turn market action into something readable and human. Instead of reacting emotionally to price, the reader learns to ask a better question: Do market participants actually believe in this move?
The discussion of volume-based tools is another highlight. Rather than overwhelming the reader, the book explains why integrating volume into moving averages and momentum indicators creates more reliable signals. These tools feel less like “indicators” and more like translators between price action and investor behavior.
Risk management is treated with uncommon maturity. The emphasis is not on catching tops or bottoms, but on protecting capital and avoiding catastrophic losses. The idea that missing the market’s worst days matters more than capturing every best day is both sobering and empowering—and deeply aligned with long-term success.
One of the most memorable sections explores how modern markets—despite high-frequency trading and dark pools—still obey the same underlying truth: when volume becomes one-sided, liquidity disappears. The discussion around capital-weighted volume and its warning signals before major market stress events reinforces the idea that volume remains relevant, even in today’s complex environment.
Who this book is for:
• Investors who want clarity instead of noise
• Technicians seeking deeper confirmation
• Fiduciaries focused on discipline and risk
• Long-term investors who value process over prediction
Final thoughts:
This book doesn’t try to make you smarter than the market—it teaches you to be more honest with yourself. By understanding volume as the market’s pulse, you gain a calmer, more objective framework for decision-making. It’s not about certainty; it’s about awareness.
If you’ve ever felt that price alone wasn’t telling the whole story, this book will feel like a long-overdue conversation.
December 2, 2011
I found Investing with Volume Analysis to be a excellent introduction and immersion into the benefits of adding volume into your analysis. The author was able to show the added benefits of introducing volume to many of today's basic and widely used indicators. This is a book I will keep on my shelf and use as a daily resource.
April 1, 2013
This is a very good book, explain about stock technical analysis with volume. The explanation is very detail and easy to understand.
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