Haha you couldnt be more right there. Im intrigued by the way you might use buy-sell volume, do you have any screen shots so I can get a gauge? Thanks
Buy-sell can be a bit tricky to read. I will see what I can come up with for screen shots and pm you. I will try to post a chart with your zones marked and the buy-sell on a 5min es chart. you can see what you can make of it. I find understanding the sequences price follows as it goes through each traverse and only taking these s/r setups when volume in the current trend is slowing helps avoid more shirts in that closet.
Attached chart for today. I find the volume a better guide than the buy-sell but included both. Delta(buy-sell) in lower pane. The key IMHO is knowing when a sequence(traverse) is ready to end near a S/R zone. Would be more than happy to discuss this if there is any interest. I hope to go through more of this thread tonight. Hope to find others posting charts. FWIW here is a link to a cool crosshair tool. Helps to line up bars on a static chart opened as a picture file. http://www.mlin.net/CrossHair.shtml
Interesting. What about market delta would show you a possible reversal in these charts? I see where the turns are, but I cant seem to figure out the signs of volume combined with volume delta that signal a possible turn. Any specific moves in that chart you think are a good example?
Currently I don't look at Delta, I have the pane shrunk to where it is not visible. ESR was curious how it looked so I posted it. I've seen it plot quite differently depending on the data vendor too. I find delta much harder to read than volume so I dont use it. The trend of volume as price approaches or goes through S/R levels is way more valuable to observe. The sloped lines above the volume bars should capture more attention than the delta. Is a retrace just a retrace or the begining of a new trend?
So for example, if you see a decrease in vol at a support point, then you may have a better chance of a reversal to the long side. However, if you have high vol near that point, you would have a better chance of it breaking.
One thing I pay attention to in support and resistance areas is volume divergence. When you see high volume followed by low volume and price moves further, it adds confluence. Like anything, it isnt 100%. You might want to read into VSA stuff if you want more.
Hi everyone Please find attached todays levels. The S/R numbers are in the black column, the MP, Pivots, Fibs, Simple Moving Averages and Summary Numbers are for confluence and information. Always remember to use the numbers as a guideline for potential areas of high probability plays. Always use a set up based upon your system to enter a trade. Good trading all