Making it Easy to Read the MarketDelta Footprint Chart

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These are the slides from a webinar we did that reveal some very specific "trigger" setups for trending markets, sideways markets, and also show a bunch of examples for spotting and taking advantage of reversals. This is all done using the Volume Imbalance Footprint with MarketDelta Charts. The first part is a description of the Volume Imbalance and the second part contains all the examples.

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MAKING IT EASY TO READ THE FOOTPRINT CHART

For those new to MarketDelta

● Creator and inventor of the Footprint® chart. (last year was our 10 year anniversary - woohoo!)

● A leading Market Profile® reseller for CME Group.● Trading and charting software company developing

tools and charts that help traders achieve their goals.

What is Volume Imbalance Footprint

● Based upon years of understanding and experience.

● Easy way to make use of “Inside the bar” data.● Uses an algo to identify imbalances.● Simplifies reading the Footprint.● Clearly identifies the fuel (volume) in the market.

Traditional Methodology

and shades the background based on the dominant order flow

How a DOM Represents the Data

Volume Imbalance Methodology

and shades the numbers either green or red to indicate the dominant side.

Volume Imbalance Methodology

Volume Imbalance Meaning

Strong Ask Volume - Buy Volume Imbalance - Typically green or blue (aggressive buying)

Strong Bid Volume - Sell Volume Imbalance - Typically red (aggressive selling)

Weak Volume (either side) - typically navy or silver. This is neutral volume.

Volume Imbalance Meaning

APPLICATION

REVERSALS

● Watch for volume imbalance color shifts at your support and resistance levels.

● Volume imbalances make it easy to identify shifts in order flow.

REVERSALS

REVERSALS

REVERSALS

REVERSALS

REVERSALS

RANGE BOUND / SIDEWAYS● Watch the extreme prices of the range. Intrabar

(Footprint) information let you do this!● Stuck longs and stuck shorts at price extremes.● Clue - volume imbalances tend to be at the extremes.

CONGESTION / SIDEWAYS

CONGESTION / SIDEWAYS

CONGESTION / SIDEWAYS

TREND / CONTINUATION● Follow the volume imbalance. Stick with the dominant

order flow.

● Identify the trend and ride it. Look for a reversal of trend to lighten up you position.

● Let the volume imbalance keep you on the right side of the market. It is dangerous to fade.

TREND / CONTINUATION

TREND / CONTINUATION

TREND / CONTINUATION

Volume Imbalance Footprint Benefits

● Easy to understand and trade with.● Identifies the trend.● Confirms support & resistance levels.● Intra-bar information - Be ahead of the competition!

GIVE IT A TRY!YOU WON’T REGRET IT.www.marketdelta.com/trial

This functionality is in all editions of MD Charts.

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