Trading Setups

Large passive orders absorb aggressive selling (or buying) without price moving. When the aggressor runs out of ammo, price snaps the other way.

Price makes a new high but cumulative delta doesn't - buyers are losing conviction. Works in reverse for shorts. A classic early warning signal.

Several price levels in a row show heavy one-sided buying or selling on the footprint. Usually means someone is pushing hard with size in one direction.

Price runs through a cluster of resting orders (stops), gets filled, then reverses hard. The sweep clears out weak hands before the real move starts.

High volume on a push that fails to extend - the move is running out of steam. Big effort, small result. Look for the reversal on declining delta.

Price leaves single prints or low-volume areas on the profile - the market moved too fast to build value. These gaps tend to get revisited.