There is an ongoing discussion within the trading community about which tool is better for analyzing market behavior: Market Profile (MP) or Volume Profile (VP). The former was popularized by Jim Dalton in his book "Mind Over Markets," while the latter has many advocates as well, including Peter Reznicek (aka ShadowTrader). With the release of the new "Time Price...
Simple i like to trade volume profiles. It show the value of a asset in real time. I like to buy when its cheap and sell when its expensive. Value Area highs, POC or Value area low with deviations to give a better confluence.
In the world of trading, successful traders understand that relying on indicators or searching for magic solutions is not the key to profitable trades. Instead, the focus should be on two critical elements: price action and volume. By delving into these aspects, traders can gain valuable insights into market strength, identify the aggressors, and make informed...
In the dynamic world of financial markets, successful traders know that understanding volume analysis is crucial for making informed trading decisions. Volume, the number of shares or contracts traded during a given period, provides valuable insights into market dynamics and helps identify potential trends, reversals, and the strength of price movements. In this...
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There’s a reason why trading volume has been a standard indicator on every piece of charting software over the last 30 years… it provides a crucial edge. Volume provides you with logical insight into the activity of market participants at varying price levels. Volume analysis helps traders to become more reactionary to price movements rather than trying to...
📍What is a volume profile? A Volume Profile is an advanced charting indicator that displays total volume traded at every price level over a user specified time period. 📍Volume Profiles Uses: 🔷 Identify Key Support and Resistance Levels for Setups 🔷 Determine Logical Take Profits and Stop Losses 🔷 Calculate Initial R Multiplier 🔷 Identify Balanced vs...
Volume Profile is a tool that shows how much volume (i.e. the number of trades) is happening at different price levels for a given asset. It is used by traders to analyze order flow and make inferences about market direction, support and resistance, and potential reversal areas. The patterns in a Volume Profile may appear random at first glance, but there are...
Welcome to an impromptu Part 3 in the Video Idea Series on using Volume Profile Scripts on TradingView. Thanks to a question/comment from @sandyrindal, today's episode features a sneak peak at the Standing Camel pattern and what to do with the Low Volume Node (aka Air Pocket) between the 2 humps of higher volume.
Learn how to use volume in trading and how to read the markets.
Its important to understand the crowd behavior when it comes to trading so that it can help you decide what side you should be on, the crowd, or the professionals.
Why is volume so important in trading
The wave is currently finalized and is working as planned: I ended the previous post pointing at the lack of the volume required to confirm trend reversal at supposed point 5. And in fact, for quite a while the price kept slowly drifting up and down without substantial moves in any direction. This situation lasted until bearish volume spike on 07/11 that...