Volume profile futures trading is built on one simple idea: volume is the one piece of information the market cannot fake. Price can be pushed, wicked, and manipulated in the short term. But volume — the actual number of contracts that changed hands at each price level — is a permanent record of where participants…
Delta is the number I look at first on every new candle on my execution chart. Before I assess the zone, before I check imbalances — I glance at the delta. It tells me, in a single number, who was more aggressive during that candle. Buyers or sellers. That information shapes everything that follows. And…
If you’ve ever looked at a candlestick chart and felt like you were only getting half the story, you’re right. The footprint chart is the other half. It shows you what happened inside each candle — not just where price ended up, but the exact battle between buyers and sellers at every single price level…
Most traders look at a chart and see price. I look at a chart and see a conversation — between buyers and sellers, between retail and institutional participants, between those acting with conviction and those reacting to noise. Orderflow trading is the practice of reading that conversation in real time. This post is where we…