average daily volume

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Average Daily Volume

The number of shares of a security traded each day averaged over some period of time. Generally speaking, the average daily volume is calculated over the course of the previous year. One may compare the current trading volume to the average daily volume to determine whether volume is particularly high or low. This can be useful in technical analysis.

average daily volume

The number of shares or bonds traded daily, on average, during a period of time, generally one year. Average daily volume serves as a basis to determine if trading in a security is unusually heavy.

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Volume for the day was a staggering 8.47 million shares, more than 30 times the average daily volume of 258,000.