Understanding Supply and Demand | Fundamental Method vs. The Order Flow Method (2023)

BlackLine Trading
24 Jul 202321:44

Summary

TLDRIn this educational video, Numan Ashjad, Head Trader at Blackline Training, explores the concept of supply and demand from both a traditional and order flow perspective. He explains the market's four phases: accumulation, markup, distribution, and markdown, highlighting how smart money operates within these cycles. Ashjad then delves into order flow analysis, demonstrating how aggressive orders can indicate market movements and provide insights into support and resistance levels. He emphasizes the importance of a structured approach to identifying these levels and encourages traders to analyze the market from a broader time frame for better trading decisions.

Takeaways

  • 📈 Understanding the structure of supply and demand and how institutional traders use it is crucial for improving trading systems.
  • 🔍 The market moves in cycles, including accumulation, markup, distribution, and markdown phases, which are key to identifying trading opportunities.
  • 💡 Accumulation phase is where smart money buys, and prices consolidate, indicating a potential upcoming breakout.
  • 📊 Markup phase is characterized by a price trend higher, often initiated after the accumulation phase by smart money.
  • 📉 Distribution phase is where smart money starts taking profits, and retail traders often chase the price, which can lead to a price drop.
  • 🚫 Mark down phase is when there are no buyers left, and sellers dominate, causing the price to trend lower.
  • 🛑 Entry points for trades should be carefully chosen, often at the re-test of demand or supply zones, not at the breakout points.
  • 🔑 Consolidation areas act as strong support or resistance levels, as they are where smart money has significant positions.
  • 👀 Order flow analysis provides insights into the aggressiveness of buyers and sellers, which can predict price movements more accurately than traditional candlestick charts.
  • 📚 Delta analysis, which measures the difference between aggressive buy and sell orders, can reveal significant imbalances indicating potential price direction.
  • 🌐 Always start by looking at the bigger picture, from monthly to smaller time frames, to understand the overall market trend and identify strong support and resistance levels.

Q & A

  • What are the four phases of the market cycle as described in the script?

    -The four phases of the market cycle are the accumulation phase, where smart money buys; the markup phase, where the price trends higher; the distribution phase, where smart money starts taking profits; and the markdown phase, where sellers take over and the price trends lower.

  • What is the significance of the accumulation phase in the context of supply and demand?

    -The accumulation phase is significant because it is where smart money buys the market, often leading to a price consolidation within a certain range. This phase is characterized by the price being rejected at higher levels and then being bought up again, indicating a strong underlying demand.

  • How do retail traders typically behave during the markup phase?

    -During the markup phase, retail traders often start chasing the price, as they see the market trending higher. However, smart money is usually already in position and making profits from the move, rather than initiating new positions.

  • What is the role of the distribution phase in a market cycle?

    -The distribution phase is where smart money starts distributing or taking profits off their positions. This phase often sees the price moving higher, but it is also where retail money, or 'dumb money,' starts chasing the market, which can lead to a potential reversal.

  • What is the concept of a re-test of the demand zone in trading?

    -A re-test of the demand zone is when the price returns to an area where there was previously strong buying pressure. The idea is that smart money will defend their positions and not let the price break below this area, making it a potential entry point for long positions.

  • How do aggressive orders impact the market according to the order flow perspective?

    -Aggressive orders, such as market orders, can significantly impact the market by quickly absorbing the available supply or demand, leading to rapid price movements. These orders are often placed by institutional traders who need to get filled immediately and are willing to pay the current market price.

  • What is the importance of looking at the bigger picture when identifying support and resistance areas?

    -Looking at the bigger picture is important because higher time frame levels, such as monthly or weekly, are often more significant and represent where big money is positioned. These levels tend to act as strong support or resistance areas, influencing the market's direction in lower time frames.

  • Why are consolidation areas considered strong support or demand areas?

    -Consolidation areas are considered strong support or demand areas because they represent levels where smart money has accumulated positions. When the price retests these areas, it is expected that smart money will defend their positions, making it difficult for the price to break below these levels.

  • What is the role of the markup phase in relation to smart money and retail traders?

    -In the markup phase, smart money is typically already in profit and may start taking profits off the table, while retail traders may be entering the market, chasing the trend. This phase is not ideal for initiating new positions by smart money but is a time for profit-taking.

  • How can the order flow analysis provide insights into market movements?

    -Order flow analysis provides insights into market movements by showing where and how many contracts were traded at specific price levels. It reveals the aggressiveness of buyers and sellers, the volume of trades, and can indicate potential support and resistance levels, giving traders a more informed perspective on market dynamics.

  • What is the significance of the re-test of the supply zone in a down-trending market?

    -The re-test of the supply zone in a down-trending market is significant because it represents an area where smart money has previously sold heavily. If the price retests this area, it is expected that smart money will defend their positions, making it a potential entry point for short positions.

Outlines

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📈 Understanding Market Cycles and Trading Strategy

This paragraph introduces Numan Ashjad, a head trader at Blackline Trading, who will discuss supply and demand from three perspectives: fundamental, order flow, and integration for finding an edge in trading. The fundamental view involves analyzing market cycles, including the accumulation, markup, distribution, and markdown phases, which represent different stages of market behavior and smart money activity. The entry point for trades is highlighted as being crucial, with the re-test of the demand zone being a favorable entry for long positions, as it is where smart money defends their positions and prevents the price from falling further.

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🤑 Entry Points and Market Phases in Trading

The second paragraph delves deeper into the concept of entry points in trading, emphasizing the importance of understanding the accumulation and distribution phases to identify where smart money is buying or selling. It explains that the best entry points are during the re-tests of breakout zones or consolidation areas, rather than chasing the market during markup or markdown phases. The paragraph also illustrates how consolidation areas act as strong support and demand zones, while distribution phases create strong resistance areas, as smart money defends their positions when the price re-enters these zones.

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📊 Order Flow Analysis for Advanced Trading Insights

This paragraph introduces the concept of order flow analysis, which provides a more detailed look at supply and demand dynamics by examining the interaction between buyers and sellers through limit and market orders. It explains how aggressive orders can move the market and how consolidation sessions often lack significant price movement due to the absence of such orders. The importance of analyzing the volume and contracts traded at specific price levels is highlighted, as this information can indicate the strength of support and resistance areas and the aggressiveness of market participants.

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📉 Recognizing Market Imbalances and Trading Opportunities

The fourth paragraph continues the discussion on order flow, focusing on how to identify supply and demand zones by analyzing the volume and aggressiveness of orders. It uses examples to illustrate how the order flow can reveal significant market imbalances and provide insights into potential trading opportunities. The paragraph also mentions the use of cumulative Delta and volume Delta as tools to corroborate the strength of support and resistance levels, emphasizing the importance of having a structured process for analyzing these levels.

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🌐 Zooming Out for a Broader Market Perspective

The final paragraph concludes the video script by emphasizing the importance of starting with a broader market perspective when analyzing supply and demand. It suggests beginning with the largest time frames, such as monthly charts, and narrowing down to smaller time frames to understand the overall market trend and how smaller time frames fit into this context. The paragraph stresses the significance of identifying strong support and resistance levels on larger time frames, as these are often where big money is positioned and can influence future market movements.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Supply and Demand

Supply and Demand is a fundamental economic concept that describes the relationship between the quantity of a good or service that producers are willing to supply and the quantity that consumers are willing to purchase at various price points. In the context of the video, it refers to the forces that drive the price of financial assets, such as stocks or commodities. The video discusses how understanding these forces can improve trading strategies by identifying market cycles and the behavior of institutional traders.

💡Institutional Traders

Institutional Traders are professional entities such as banks, hedge funds, and other large financial institutions that trade in significant volumes. They are important in the video because they are seen as 'smart money' that influences market movements. The video explains how these traders use supply and demand to initiate and close their positions, which can provide insights into market trends and potential entry and exit points for trades.

💡Market Cycles

Market Cycles refer to the recurring patterns of economic activity that markets go through, including growth, peak, contraction, and trough. In the video, it is explained that there are four phases of market cycles: accumulation, markup, distribution, and markdown. Understanding these cycles can help traders predict market behavior and make informed decisions.

💡Accumulation Phase

The Accumulation Phase is a market cycle stage where smart money is buying the asset, often at a price that is considered a consolidation range. Prices do not break out of this range significantly as the asset is being accumulated by large investors before a potential breakout. The video describes this phase as a period of buying before a price increase.

💡Markup Phase

The Markup Phase is when the price of an asset starts to trend higher after the accumulation phase. This is the phase where retail traders often start to enter the market, chasing the rising price. However, the video points out that smart money has already established their positions and is profiting from the move, rather than initiating new ones.

💡Distribution Phase

The Distribution Phase occurs when the price of an asset has risen significantly and smart money starts to take profits by selling their positions. This phase is characterized by a decrease in buying pressure as institutional traders distribute their assets, often leading to a price decline. The video explains that this is a phase where retail traders may continue to buy, but smart money is selling.

💡Mark Down Phase

The Mark Down Phase is the final stage of the market cycle where sellers dominate and the price of the asset begins to decline significantly. Buyers are no longer willing to purchase at the higher prices, and the market experiences a lack of demand. The video describes this as a phase to avoid for new positions, as it signifies a market downturn.

💡Order Flow

Order Flow in trading refers to the sequence of buy and sell orders that are executed in the market. It provides insight into the dynamics of supply and demand by showing the levels at which orders are being filled. The video emphasizes the importance of order flow analysis for understanding market movements and identifying potential trading opportunities by observing the aggressiveness of orders and the volume of contracts traded.

💡Support and Resistance

Support and Resistance are levels on a price chart at which the price of an asset tends to stop falling and start rising (support), or stop rising and start falling (resistance). In the video, these concepts are discussed in the context of both traditional price action analysis and order flow analysis. The video explains that understanding these levels can help traders identify potential entry and exit points for trades.

💡Risk-Reward Ratio

Risk-Reward Ratio is a fundamental concept in trading that compares the potential risk of a trade to the potential reward. It is used to evaluate the attractiveness of a trade. The video mentions that the best entry points for trades are often where the risk-reward ratio is most favorable, such as during the re-test of a demand zone or supply zone.

💡Re-test

A Re-test in trading is when the price of an asset returns to a previously established support or resistance level after a breakout. The video explains that re-tests are important because they represent potential entry points for trades. If the price does not break through the previously established level, it suggests that the level is strong and could be a good opportunity to enter a position in the direction of the trend.

Highlights

Understanding the structure of supply and demand is crucial for improving trading system probabilities.

Numan Ashjad, Head Trader at Blackline training, discusses supply and demand from three angles: fundamental, order flow, and integrating these methods for an edge.

The market moves in cycles, beginning with the accumulation phase where smart money buys and prices consolidate.

The markup phase is characterized by the breakout of prices as retail traders chase, while smart money is already in profit.

The distribution phase involves smart money taking profits, while retail traders chase the market, leading to a potential dump.

The markdown phase is when sellers dominate and prices trend lower due to lack of buyers.

Entry points in trading should be identified as re-tests of demand zones where smart money defends their positions.

Supply zones are areas where aggressive selling occurs, and re-tests of these areas can be entry points for short trades.

Consolidation areas act as strong support and demand zones, while distribution phases create strong resistance.

Aggressive orders, not limit orders, are what move the market according to order flow analysis.

Order flow provides insights into price movements, identifying when and where aggressive buying or selling occurs.

Supply and demand zones can be spotted more accurately with order flow analysis, giving traders an edge.

Traders should look at bigger time frames to understand the overall market trend before analyzing smaller time frames.

Monthly and weekly time frames are more indicative of strong support and resistance levels due to big money positioning.

A coherent and structured process is essential for identifying support and resistance areas in trading.

The video aims to provide value by teaching traders how to analyze supply and demand for better trading decisions.

Transcripts

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if you can understand the structure of

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supply and demand and learn how

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institutional Traders use supply and

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demand to initiate and close their

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positions you can significantly increase

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the probability of your trading system

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hi everyone my name is Numan ashjad and

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I am a head Trader at Blackline training

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and in this video we are going to

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discuss the topic of supply and demand

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we're gonna discuss a topic from three

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angles we will look at the fundamental

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way to look at supply and demand we will

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also look at supply and demand from

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order flow point of view

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and in the last we will cover how you

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can integrate supply and demand and

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these methods to find your Edge

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with that being said let's have a deep

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dive so first of all we are going to

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look at supply and demand from a

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traditional point of view what I mean is

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that when we usually look at at some

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bullish candles and at bearish candles

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what we do is that we try to draw lines

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support and resistance and basically

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based on those lines we make our trading

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decisions but let's first of all try to

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understand the structure of the market

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why exactly the market moves in Cycles

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so with that being said let's look at

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the first cycle of the market which is

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called the accumulation phase an

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accumulation phase is a phase of the

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market where smart money basically buys

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the market right the price usually

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consolidates within a certain range and

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does not really break out of that range

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right the price goes up gets rejected

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comes down gets bought up and then just

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stays in a very very tight consolidation

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range that range is where smart man

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money basically keeps on buying keeps on

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buying keeps on buying before the the

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the price starts breaking out right so

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that is the first cycle of the market

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now the second phase of the market the

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second cycle of the market is called the

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markup phase this is the phase where the

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price starts trending higher right as we

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have discussed before the accumulation

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phase is where the smart money bought on

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the prices now that is basically where

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price is breaking out of the out of that

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range right this is where usually retail

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Traders start chasing the price right

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but smart money is already in the

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positions and is actually making money

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on that move right

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the third phase of the market is called

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distribution phase this is where smart

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money actually start Distributing right

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so the price moved from here

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consolidation here

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and is trading higher right now folks

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basically start Distributing start

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taking profits of on their positions and

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this is where usually the retail money

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also to say the dump money

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uh starts chasing

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right

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and the last phase of the market is

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called mark down phase that is a phase

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where basically you do not have any

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buyers left

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buyers are not willing to buy any more

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because those prices are considered too

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expensive and sellers take over and the

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price starts trading lower

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so to sum up we have concluded we have

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learned that there are four phases of

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the market we have the accumulation

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phase of the market right where folks

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buy stuff we have a markup phase where

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basically the price starts trending we

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have the distribution phase where

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basically folks start

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taking profits off the table and then we

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have the markdown phase where sellers

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take over right now in the context of

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supply and demand what do these phases

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mean

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so enough in the context of four phases

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four cycles that we have discussed so

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far which are which are accumulation

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which are marked up distribution and

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marked down we can summarize all those

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phases in this one picture right if you

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look if you guys look at this picture

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assuming that here is your accumulation

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phase then you have markup or so to say

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rally then you have another accumulation

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and then you have a rally but the

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question always is what is the entry

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point where guy where you guys should

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take a position right so the entry point

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is not here why why the entry point is

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not here because this is the spot where

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your risk revote for their trade is the

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least right because the price has

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already moved folks actually bought here

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and then they are sort of selling here

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or taking some profits off the table so

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you do not want to be the guy who comes

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you know and and just start chasing and

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and and takes stupid trades

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the highest risk reward for a trade in

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this scenario will be the re-test of the

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demand Zone and the idea of the re-test

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of the demand zone is that when the

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price does come back to this area the

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the big money the smart folks who who

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actually move the market they will

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defend their positions right they will

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not let the price break that area and

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start trending lower in fact they will

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they will hold the price very very

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strongly of this Zone and in fact will

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even buy more or also so to say called

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defend their positions right so that is

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a perfect entry for going long so that

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this is something which we will call or

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which actually in a fundamental on

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bigger on bigger scope is called the

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demand Zone

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right

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now let's look at the supply Zone let's

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assume that the market is trending down

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where is our entry right now we take

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exactly the same same concept that we

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discussed in previous slides here we

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have our accumulation right where big

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folks actually uh sold a lot where they

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built heavy positions Market started

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dropping like node tomorrow and it

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started consolidating again now again

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this is not your area to chase right why

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because again all those folks who

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actually built their positions up here

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they are in the process of taking money

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they are they're in the process of

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taking profits off the table so the

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entry Position will again be the re-test

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of this area

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why because again we assume not only

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Zoom but with with the such let's say

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with the massive probability we do know

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that big folk smart money they will

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defend their positions and defending

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their positions mean that they will not

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let the price break that area so that is

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the area for

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your entry for the trade right and then

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what is the next area for taking profits

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now you you use your certain strategies

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your certain mattresses your risk reward

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and how you know on what time frames you

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are trading and whatnot and basically

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adjust your trade depending on those

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mattresses

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so what we have learned so far from this

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scenario is that consolidation areas

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they act as a strong support and demand

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areas and the same and similarly and the

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um the distribution phases act as strong

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resistance areas and why the the major

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reason is that the major hypothesis the

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major assumption behind this is that

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smart when he moves the market and when

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whenever the price retracts those areas

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they come in hard to defend their

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positions right so this is the general

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way so to say to look at the the

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fundamentals of supply and demand now

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let's take this to the next step and

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let's try to look at certain examples

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right so this is the first example of

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price breaking the breaking the demand

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Zone exactly what we discussed in the

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previous slides we have a lot of

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consolidation or so to say accumulation

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going on right

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smart money comes in heavy heavy heavy

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and look at a big big buying orders

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going in here and and and we are getting

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a very very bullish candle right once

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once why the concept is that this price

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is too low this is not really the fair

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value of the market because this is

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considered too cheap by the buyers

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we also create a massive massive demand

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slash consolidation here and price

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breaks out right once it breaks out now

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we are accepting higher prices and again

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are consolidating here

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right now let's look at the same exact

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example but from the supply side we have

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a lot of consolidation going on here

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right some big news heads or the big

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guys come and all those folks who are

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actually driving the price here they're

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they are not building their positions

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here they have built their positions in

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this area right and this is again the

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marked down phase of the market where

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these guys are actually profitable so

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what the rate here what the retail folks

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will do they will come in here and try

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to chase a move right

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which is actually again not the best

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area to get involved because this is

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where your risk to reward for a trade is

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the least

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what will be the best area to get

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involved again either the re-test

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of the breakout zone or consolidation

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and a continuation move lower

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so let's quickly summarize what we have

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learned so far we have learned so far

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that if we look at the traditional way

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of supply and demand there are four

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major cycles that the market goes

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through there's an accumulation phase

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where the smart money actually

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accumulates the prices then there is a

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markup phase when the prices actually go

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higher that's where the retail change is

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but smart money actually does not

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initiate the position in that markup

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rally they actually already are in

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profit slash start taking profits off

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the table then we have a distribution

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phase that's where they start offloading

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and that's where again a retail starts

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chasing and then finally we have the

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markdown phase where sellers actually

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come in hot and take over the buyers so

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the traditional way to look at the

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market the traditional way to look at

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support and demand this is how basically

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you go in now let's look at the supply

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and demand from an order flow point of

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view and to understand that let's look

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at an example the concept of line demand

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again is exactly the same price moves

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higher when you have a lot of buys when

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you have a lot of buyers coming in very

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very strong and the price starts moving

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lower when you have a lot of sell orders

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or basically when the market

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participants think that the price is too

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expensive now how we can see that in the

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order flow let's try to understand that

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with an example so here you have

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um a price shot of s p 500. in the

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middle you have a price ladder on the

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right side you have the ask or basically

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the sellers and on the left hand side

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you have the buyers

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now this is how a traditional order flow

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ladder will look like right all these

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folks

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are

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limit order guys what are the limit

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order guys it means that they are

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willing to sell or they are willing to

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buy but they are willing to wait until

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the price comes to their level and then

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their order gets filled

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right the same on the buyer's side they

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are very patient buyers they are not

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going to get aggressive they will wait

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until the price comes to their entry

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point and then their order get filled

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order flow supply and demand or in

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general overflow trading it's it's only

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it's basically the interaction of buyers

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and sellers but under the lens of limit

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orders and aggressive orders

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the idea is that aggressive odors move

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the market these limit orders are not

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going to move the market and also when

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you usually see in a whenever we have

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choppy sessions whenever we have

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consolidation sessions or rain-bound

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sessions and the price really does not

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go anywhere why because you don't have

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aggressive orders you basically have the

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folks who are literally just sitting

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there waiting for the price to come to

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their entry point and then their order

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gets filled right now coming back to how

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we can spot supply and demand under the

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order flow right so looking at this is

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how the structure of the of the of the

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ladder is now let's say that an

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Institutional Traders

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and a portfolio manager a hedge fund a

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hedge fund manager get some sort of

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information and or wants to put on a

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hedge position or whatnot wants to get

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filled instantly on a thousand Lots

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right and now what that guy is gonna do

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that's a question right is that guy

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you're going to put a limit order which

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means okay by the way fill me I will

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wait here or is that guy going to go

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very very aggressive putting a market

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order and say fill me right now I don't

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care about the price right now what

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happens that these guys who who want to

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get filled as soon as as possible they

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do not Place limit orders they play

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something called Market orders also to

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say they are the aggressive buyers and

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what happens looking back at this

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picture

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as those aggressive orders come in they

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have to get matched with the sellers

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right what's the what's a supply out

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there which can be which can get

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absorbed right so if we have thousand

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Lots but here let's say our 100 here 100

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here 200 here all of these guys gonna

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get eaten right all of that Supply is

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gonna get absorbed

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and what you see basically that the

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price moving very very quickly to the

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higher level so you will see something

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similar to that now

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the the point is that this sort of

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information you do not get you do not

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really get these sort of insights by

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looking at traditional candles right you

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will not really able to see oh by the

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way at what price or how the price move

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moved or what was the aggressiveness of

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the move or you know what what actually

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happened when the price moved from point

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A to point B

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but if you look at these insights if you

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look at the order flow this is going to

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give you a lot more information you

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would be able to spot the moves before

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the move actually happen

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now there is another example this is a

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traditional way to look at supply and

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demand right here you have your uh

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traditional let's say line which you

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draw as your support and here you have

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your traditional line which you draw as

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a resistance

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but what are these candles showcasing

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you nothing the only thing it is

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showcasing you these are showcasing you

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the price has moved higher and what

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these are showcasing you are is that the

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price has moved lower

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but they are not really giving you any

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information uh about how it moved how

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how it moved higher where did the orders

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get absorbed and where the exhaustion

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kicked in there is no information on

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that

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but if you look at this chart from an

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order flow point of view there's a lot

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of information here right if we let's

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just analyze the first candle look at

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where the volume got traded and how many

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contracts got traded look at here how

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volume got traded and how many contracts

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got traded and so on and so forth until

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the resistance area where sellers come

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in hot and look at this imbalance and

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also

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the aggressiveness of that imbalance now

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this gives you a lot more information

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that okay sellers have come in hard and

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this is not just a pullback but that is

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rather a sort of Christmas tree that the

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price is going and to dump

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so this will give you much more

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information and insights and also the

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confidence to take a short position

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versus this versus this chart right and

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also if you look at the Delta which is

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basically the difference between between

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the aggressive and buy-in sell orders

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you see a massive imbalance being

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created in these areas

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so this sort of the structure gives you

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way more information when you're looking

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at supply and demand so looking at just

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looking just looking at this chart what

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I can draw from here is that okay let's

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say let's assume that this is a chart

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from you this is the chart from

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yesterday what I can conclude okay but

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by the way at this price level

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2 000 contracts got traded and there

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were aggressive sell loaders

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at this price level

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1300 contracts got traded and they are

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they were aggressive buy orders so for

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the next session when the price does

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come to this point of reference I would

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already know that yesterday that amount

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of sellers came in very very hard so

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this becomes a very very strong

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resistance Point slash the reference

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point for the session

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now unless heavy heavy demand comes in

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before that before we actually reach to

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that point that has been established as

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a very very strong resistance and that

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hypothetically is being or has been

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established as a very very strong

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support right now you can also

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collaborate that by looking at different

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mattresses such as cumulative Delta such

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a volume Delta and and so on and so

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forth so let's sum this up let's sum up

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the order flow way to look at supply and

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demand the order for what we have

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learned so far is that overflow way does

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give you an edge when it comes to

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looking at supply and demand by looking

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at how many contracts traded at what

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price where aggressiveness kicked in

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where sellers kicked in where buyers

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kicked in and with heavy volume and

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heavy activity heavy price activity

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those areas can become very very strong

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influence points strong support strong

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resistance points moving forward for the

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next sessions now let's go to the next

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step and let's try to answer the last

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question for this session which is how

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we can find those areas so in order to

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find those areas you always have to look

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from a bigger point of view what do I

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mean by a bigger point of view I think

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this chart gives you a very very strong

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feeling what exactly we mean by that

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terminology

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we have a market could move lower but if

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you look at them monthly time frame if

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you look at a bigger time frame it might

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actually be trending higher

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right

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for example here is an here is a perfect

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example of a daily time frame where the

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trend is bullish however if you look at

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the micro time frame or so to say hourly

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time frame Market has been ranging

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coming down consolidating going a bit

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higher and so on and so forth

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so how you can find the Zone again

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always start by looking at the bigger

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picture and when we will when we look at

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when we say look at the bigger picture

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we always start by monthlies right you

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start looking at the monthlies you

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narrow it down to the date to the

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weeklies

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then to the dailies

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then to the four hour charts then to the

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hourly charts and then to the five

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minute chart

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and the again the reasoning behind such

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a sort of metric is that the higher the

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the the big time frame levels are the

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more strong those levels are because

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again the concept assumption is that big

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money is basically is positioned on

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those levels be it monthly levels or

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beat weekly or daily levels those are

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those areas or strong support and

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resistance moving forward for any stock

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or any commodity that you're trading so

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do not just open your chart and start

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drawing lines on the five minute always

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start looking from the bigger picture

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try to understand what exactly the trend

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of the market is are we are we in a

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bullish Trend or are we in a bearish

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trend and how then small time frames

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play a role and fit into that bigger

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context so with that being said let's

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summarize this topic in this video we

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learned that there are two major ways

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you guys can look at supply and demand

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you can look at a traditional way of

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supply and demand where you look at the

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big players you look at the accumulation

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phase of the market you guys look at the

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distribution phase of the market and try

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to see where smart money has opened and

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closed their position and what are the

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big consolidation areas because those

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big consolidation areas act as a strong

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resistance or support the second way

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that we discussed is that you guys can

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look at the order flow way the order

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flow way gives you more insights into

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what exactly has happened with the in a

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specific candle if the candle is bullish

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where exactly the volume has taken place

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and if the candle is bearish where

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exactly most contracts were traded the

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most important thing for you is to have

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a coherent and a structured process how

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you guys actually draw and come up with

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the support and resistance areas I hope

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this video provided a lot of value to

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you guys and if you guys like this video

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