Order Flow Trading(Beginner)
Order Flow = Who is buying, who is selling, and whether it is moving price. Nothing more. If you understand that sentence, you are already ahead of most traders. The Only Beginner Concepts That...
What Is Bid? Bid is the price where buyers are willing to buy. In simple terms, when a buyer places a buy limit order, it is placed on the bid side. Key Points Buyers place bid orders Bid orders...
What Is the Order Book (DOM)? The Order Book, also called DOM (Depth of Market), shows all pending buy and sell limit orders at each price level. In simple words: It shows where buyers are waiting...
What Is Market Depth? Market depth shows how much buying and selling interest exists at different price levels. In simple words: It shows how deep the market is It tells you how hard or easy it is...
What Is Volume? Volume shows how many contracts or shares were actually traded. In simple words: Volume shows real activity It shows what already happened, not what might happen Volume only...
What Is Volume at Price? Volume at Price shows how much volume was traded at each specific price level. Instead of showing total volume for a candle, it shows: Where trading actually happened...
What Is a Large Order? A large order is an order size that is much bigger than normal for that market and time. It can be: A large market order A large limit order A series of orders acting like...
What Is Absorption? Absorption happens when large market orders are absorbed by large limit orders, and price does not move much. In simple words: One side is very aggressive The other side is...
What Is Imbalance? Imbalance happens when one side of the market is much stronger than the other. In simple words: More aggressive buyers than sellers or More aggressive sellers than buyers When...
What Is a Failed Breakout? A failed breakout happens when: Price moves above or below an important level But cannot continue And returns back into the previous area From an order-flow perspective...
What Is a Stop Order? A stop order is an order that becomes a market order once a specific price is reached. In simple terms: It is not active until price touches a level When triggered, it...