Defining Main-Force Net Inflow as Aggressive Large-Order Buying

Summary

This Chinese-language community discussion asks how to calculate a market measure commonly translated as main-force net inflow. The post proposes defining it as the sum of actively initiated buy orders classified as large and extra-large. This frames the measure around trade direction and order size, rather than simply counting all large transactions regardless of whether they were buyer- or seller-initiated.

The discussion briefly compares data availability and calculation choices across quant platforms, and points readers to an external explanation, but it does not provide that method's details. There is no formal definition of the size thresholds, trade classification procedure, time aggregation, or offsetting sell flow. No empirical evidence is offered to show that the resulting measure predicts returns. The proposed formula is therefore a community claim about a platform-specific factor, not a fully specified or validated signal; researchers would need to verify the data construction before testing or using it.

Key ideas

• The post defines the proposed measure using actively initiated buys in large and extra-large order categories.
• The discussion raises differences in how quant platforms expose or calculate the measure.
• It does not specify order-size thresholds or how buyer initiation is identified.
• No test results establish whether the measure predicts market returns.

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