TPOs, Non-Excess Extremes and Profile Ledges
What is a TPO? On a market profile chart, a TPO is a graphical representation of a unit of time that usually represents 30 minutes. Each price traded during a 30 min TPO unit is printed as a histogram-style representation of the day’s trading activity. As each letter (TPO or a block) is printed against the price axis and…
Market Profile and Understanding Different Day Types
Market Profile allows us to evaluate market value as it developed during the day time frame, week or other timeframes. Price is displayed on a vertical axis against time on the horizontal, and the chart represents price as a distribution of frequency. Each Unit of time is a 30 min period. If shaped like a…
Market Profile, Spike and Singles Guidelines
What exactly is a spike? A spike is simply an initiative price movement induced by a shortage of available liquidity to match demand from opposing buy and sell orders. As a result, the market moves away from a previously established balance. When participants are less willing to execute orders in a controlled and passive manner, they…
Market Profile Guidelines and Trading Balance
To successfully participate in the market, I have devised a set of guidelines that are not absolute, but are absolutely necessary for me to be consistent. As a discretionary trader, I have an advantage over an algorithm because I can better analyse Realtime data and disseminate new information more quickly. The disadvantages are mainly to…
Trading the Holiday Effect
The Holiday effect is a well-known market phenomenon where a liquidity vacuum creates the possibility for large movements in price. Also, there is a tendency for a strong price move into a holiday to continue but equally reverse easily when participation normalises. Trading volatility can also be greatly exaggerated during these times and some research…