Cryptocurrency trading is an intricate dance, where understanding and interpreting market imbalances can provide traders with a competitive edge. This comprehensive guide aims to demystify the art of trading imbalances, catering to both beginners and seasoned traders. Through a detailed exploration of strategies and considerations, we'll delve into the world of...
This is a trade breakdown of a trade I took using ICT Judas Swing Strategy during London Kill Zone. I hope you enjoyed it. For private mentorship, pls Dm.
👑Price inefficiencies are also known as imbalances, gaps or voids. Healthy price action moves in a zigzag fashion, making highs and lows in line with the directional bias at any given moment. When price isn’t trending we find it consolidates, in which case highs lows are still being made. However, we may also see price move in straight lines with huge volume and...
📍Auction Market Theory, developed by J. Peter Steidlmayer and expanded upon by Jim Dalton in his book Mind Over Markets, explains how financial markets function as auctions where buyers and sellers interact. The theory focuses on two main objectives: facilitating trade through a two-way auction process and determining the fair value of assets. Supply and demand...
In this tutorial we aim to teach what is an Imbalance. Happy trading Team Lamda
- Today we will talk about imbalance. What exactly is an imbalance, and how to recognize it? - Imbalance can often occur in forex due to many reasons. Imbalance can move upwards or downwards. - Most of the imbalances get filled up within minutes, hours or in one daily session. But it is not always like that, some can take days to fill up. - Imbalance is like a...
‼️ Imbalances are also known as inefficiencies or FVG (Fair Value Gaps) these are periods in price action whereby means of lopsided order flow, which create porous wakes or gaps in fills. The market will slip to the only available trade levels as a result of thin liquidity and these voids in liquidity will be revisited at a later stage. The market will seek to...
This video is longer than my usual however I explain what an Imbalance is and how it can be used to trade within the markets. I also go through a replay back to show it can be used to catch confirmation entries. Any feed back is greatly appreciated.
Yesterday EU went Parabolic and didn't give anyone else a chance to get in at those prices. So this morning price is FILLING IMBALANCES. This chart illustrates this every day move in real time. The Market goes up. The Market goes down. The Market goes sideways. 3 moves. Price moves to fill 1. Imbalances 2. Liquidity Our job is to identify these moves and...
‼️ Imbalances are also known as inefficiencies or FVG (Fair Value Gaps) these are periods in price action whereby means of lopsided order flow, which create porous wakes or gaps in fills. The market will slip to the only available trade levels as a result of thin liquidity and these voids in liquidity will be revisited at a later stage. The market will seek to...
Liquidity void, Fair Value Gap, Imbalance... These terms are interchangeable. As a Charter Member ill tell you what I've shown here, is a basic depiction, as I got asked a question on what is an imbalance? An imbalance, is an imbalance in price, where price has NOT efficiently delivered orders in the market, price will like to revisit these areas, of imbalance,...
There are different ways to enter trades - some opt for an aggressive approach while others opt for a conservative entry. Aggressive entries are taken at the first signs of reversal out of a supply/demand zone while conservative entries wait for more significant larger structure breaks in the trend. I almost always opt for the conservative take as I want...
Im continuing the OANDA:GBPUSD back test loss the first trade but quickly adjusted to win two back to back patience is the key understanding the higher time frames as well.
The basics of Smart Money Concepts with an overview of market structure and liquidity.
First off, MOC and MOC Imbalances are two things I am still in the process of learning and understanding better, so I am not claiming to be an expert on the topic. Please chime in if I have wrote anything incorrect or if you have something valuable to contribute! A Market-On-Close (or "MOC") order is an order sent to trigger near the market close. We see this...