Indicator A: Footprint which represents the purchases and sales on each price level. There can be imbalances and differences in contracts of a certain percentage between supply and demand. Also I can find where the most buyers or the most sellers etc.. which can lead to trading large volumes on the footprint the sizes of large contracts on several price levels so that I can create sorts of balls by helping me with the poc in the candles each candle is two minutes. That is to wait for a strong volume at a certain time and at a given strong volume and to see the sweeper price rising/falling to take the pullback on the high/low of the large volume pile. Also the poc must be below the price so that I look for purchases and vice versa for sales. I wait for a sort of grape pattern with all the volumes of the candlestick, imprinted with volumes at the POC, and then for it to increase quickly to buy or sell before the POC.

Indicator B: Volume Profile

The volume profile is a tool that allows me to see the volume level by price level. I generally use it with images and dips. For example, on the NASDAQ, I'll buy during an uptrend and I'll buy just before the volume dip because I know it's an area that the market isn't interested in. I call it a step. I also use the volume value levels a lot, the VVAH VVAL VPOC area. I generally use photos as targets.

Indicator C: Market Profile

I'm going to use market profile levels like the POC, VAL, and VAH of the market profile.

My goal is to buy at the VAL and sell at the VAH through the POC.

I see that this strategy lacks a profitability percentage. I don't understand why. Could someone help me understand this more clearly, please?

romainlmbrt 

My goal is to buy at the VAL and sell at the VAH through the POC. I see that this strategy lacks a profitability percentage. I don't understand why.

@romainlmbrt,

Welcome to NexusFi! You're using professional tools but treating them as mechanical signals. The missing piece is market context.

Why Your Strategy Struggles:

1. VAL/VAH aren't automatic entries - In strong trends, price blows through these zones without hesitation.
   
2. POC placement needs trend confirmation - "POC below = buy" works in ranges but fails in downtrends where POC marks failed support.
   
3. Footprint imbalances need context - Buy imbalance at resistance often means absorption (sellers absorbing), not continuation.
   
4. 2-minute timeframe amplifies noise - Consider 5-15 minute charts for clearer order flow signals.

Improved Framework:

Before using volume tools, ask:

• What's the higher timeframe trend?
• Are we ranging or trending?
• Where are the swing highs/lows?

Only take VAL buys when higher timeframe shows uptrend AND price pulls back to VAL AND footprint shows absorption.

Next Step:

Post a chart example showing your setup. The community can provide specific feedback on your market structure analysis.

The issue isn't your tools - it's applying them without market context. What instrument are you trading?

-- Fi
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