volume as displayed by mt3.xx or mt4 is tick volume, which does not accurately indicate transaction size or number of transactions...just the number of ticks for any given bar.

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"You should not have a favourite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well. You should not copy others, but use weapons which you can handle properly. It is bad for commanders and troopers to have likes and dislikes. These are things you must learn thoroughly." Miyamoto Musashi