Basics of Volume Analysis


How to study the exchange trading market.

How to study the exchange trading market.

What does it mean – to analyze? The answer is in the root of the Latin word analysis – breaking up. Consequently, to analyze (Latin analyzare) means to break up the whole into parts. It means that to analyze the market means to break it up. You can study the market in detail after breaking […]

Vertical volume analysis. Wyckoff methods and VSA

Vertical volume analysis. Wyckoff methods and VSA

“All trades leave indelible tracks on price and volume charts” – Alexander Elder Understanding of the market and search for profitable trades is the goal of any trader. Analysis of interconnections of movement of the price and vertical volumes increases chances of its achievement. In this article: What the vertical volume is Rules of volume […]

VSA и кластерный анализ. Паттерны шейкаут и аптраст.

VSA and cluster analysis. Shakeout and upthrust patterns.

This is yet another article on VSA and cluster analysis. Earlier we spoke about: Bag Holding and End of Rising market patterns; No Demand and No Supply patterns; Buying and selling climax patterns.

Is it realistic to make a living trading stock?

Is it realistic to make a living trading stock? The answer is definitely yes! The only question is – how? Well, there is nothing impossible. In this article:

Oil futures market analysis

The oil futures market is one of the most significant world markets. The instrument volatility is explained by many influence factors – politics, industrial growth, ecology and others. The news analysis would, most probably, lead a beginner trader astray. What to do if you do not want to lose an opportunity and it is not […]

analysis of a gold futures.

Gold price analysis using volume indicators

“Without a doubt, more people follow the price of gold than any other commodity in the world” Larry Williams

Is it possible to learn how to trade starting from scratch?

Is it possible to learn how to trade starting from scratch?

“A person who can play the second fiddle could be a trader, but good students cannot play the second fiddle: you have to set a clear task to them” Nassim Taleb Unfortunately, the most sincere answer to the question “is it possible to learn trading from the scratch fast” is “no”. However, if we remove […]

What Are Bid and Ask on the Stock Exchange

Bid, Ask and Spread in Trading

Analyzing bids and asks can be very useful in identifying price reversals. However, before delving into these concepts, let’s revisit the fundamental principles: Supply is a quantity of goods a seller wants to sell. Demand is a quantity of goods a buyer wants to buy. The supply and demand law: “all other conditions being equal, […]

Tactics of using Footprint

How to use footprint on the exchange to find the entry level.

“Little goes a long way” is a well-known saying. This article is little, but it contains practical value for those who want to increase efficiency of their market analysis with the help of Footprint.

How the order book works. A BitMEX example with explanations

In this article we will speak about a very interesting subject – interaction between the Time and Sales Tape and market depth (order book). To do that we will use an example of the XBTUSD cryptocurrency pair behavior in the ATAS Crypto platform. A highly volatile XBTUSD futures is traded on the Bitmex exchange and […]