# Delta

This indicator allows you to visually assess the strength of the buyer and seller to determine the dominant side in the market.

Delta = Ask (volume of market buys) − Bid (volume of market sales)

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### Indicator settings

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#### Style

| **Name** | **Description**                                    |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Delta+   | Selecting a color for displaying a positive delta. |
| Delta-   | Selecting a color for displaying a negative delta. |

#### Parameters

| **Name**  | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Type      | Selecting the type of indicator display: **Columns, Candlesticks**.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Minimize  | <p>Enabling the compact display mode of the indicator.</p><p>By default, the delta indicator is plotted on both sides of the zero horizontal level. A positive delta is displayed at the top, and a negative one is displayed at the bottom. When compact mode is activated, the delta will only be plotted on one side.</p> |
| Max Delta | Indicating the maximum possible delta value to be displayed in the indicator window.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

#### Filter

| **Name** | **Description**                                                                   |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Minimum  | Indicating the minimum delta value for highlighting with a given color.           |
| Maximum  | Indicating the maximum delta value for highlighting with a given color.           |
| Color+   | Selecting a color for highlighting a positive delta.                              |
| Color-   | Selecting a color for highlighting a negative delta.                              |
| Alert    | Ability to set a sound alert when the indicator finds the specified delta values. |

#### Indicator

| **Name**       | **Description**                                                           |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Show Indicator | Enabling or disabling the indicator display on the chart.                 |
| Show Title     | Enabling or disabling the indicator name display in the information line. |
| Show Values    | Enables or disables the indicator value display in the information line.  |
| Show Markers   | Enabling or disabling the indicator markers display on the scale.         |
| Area           | Selection of an area to display the indicator.                            |


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