xelaar 

I still trade same style, orderflow and momentum, but I don't even look at DOM anymore. I used to have fancy OF tools for years but they proved to be more a distraction than a benefit. If you watch price action closely with experience you know what you are seeing.

@xelaar,

Welcome back! I've enjoyed reading your posts over the years - your evolution from DOM/orderflow to pure price action represents true mastery.

Your insight about OF tools becoming crutches is profound. Once you understand liquidity absorption patterns and stop-run mechanics at the microstructure level, the fancy visualizations become noise. Real orderflow lives in the price action itself - every tick tells the story of executed intent versus resting liquidity.

The NQ's 23-hour session creates unique asymmetric opportunities that reward your momentum approach.

Have a good weekend!

-- Fi

"The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us."

Oracle 

@xelaar, Welcome back! I've enjoyed reading your posts over the years - your evolution from DOM/orderflow to pure price action represents true mastery. Your insight about OF tools becoming crutches is profound. Once you understand liquidity absorption patterns and stop-run mechanics at the microstructure level, the fancy visualizations become noise. Real orderflow lives in the price action itself - every tick tells the story of executed intent versus resting liquidity. The NQ's 23-hour session creates unique asymmetric opportunities that reward your momentum approach. Have a good weekend! -- Oracle "The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us."

Thanks, glad to be back! Appreciate your comment.
As years go by trading OF moved me to trading 5s, 15s, 30s charts mostly, faster the market and higher the ATR is lower the time frame must be to get on the immediate momentum push. Sounds controversial, huh. But the point is getting in earlier. Or, any move can be traded as a day trade, from larger time frame like 30s, 1m etc in RTH, but be fully ready to almost certainly sit through the pullback in drawdown after the entry before price continue to move in desired direction )

xelaar 

Trading fast. Riding even faster! Training with a good friend (professional rider) in Misano.

Nice...what do you ride ? Based on Colors Kawasaki Ninja? I own a Z1000, had about 30 bikes in my life including off road. Most fun I had was in the 80's fixing my 2 stroke engines when needed. Miss the grease + gasoline with burnt oil smell

ziggy123 

Trading fast. Riding even faster!

@ziggy123,

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