Volume Factor

About Buff Pelz Dormeier

Buff Pelz Dormeier, CMT,is a leading authority in volume analysis based in Fort Wayne, IN. He is the founder of VolumeAnalysis.com and Chief Technical Analyst at Kingsview Partners Investment Management. With over 30 years of experience, he has expertly managed tactical investment portfolios for affluent individuals, family offices, institutions, trusts, endowments, and financial advisors. In 2007, Buff was honored with the Charles Dow Award for his groundbreaking research in technical analysis. Additionally, he received the Technical Analyst’s “Best Product Research Award” in 2022 for his Volume Analysis Risk Overlay, which showcased remarkable returns in bull markets and capital preservation during bear markets. His book, Investing with Volume Analysis is the only book to win both Trader Planet’s STAR AWARD for top Book Resource in 2012, as voted on by end users, as well as the internationally prestigious Technical Analyst’s Book of the Year Award in the same year, chosen through peer review by industry experts.  Buff is an award-winning innovator, credited with developing powerful tools such as Volume Weighted Moving Averages (VWMAs), VW-MACD, Volume Price Confirmation Indicator (VPCI), VPCI Stochastics, Anti-Volume Stop Loss (AVSL), Trend Thrust Indicator (TTI), Capital Weighted Volume Indexes, and many cap weighted volume-based breadth indicators. His contributions have been recognized in prominent publications such as Barron's, Stock's & Commodities, C-NBC,The Financial Times, and Active Trader magazines, as well as the IFTA & MTA Journals.