Hi.

There's no subforum for ATAS orderflow trading platform, so, I post this here as Sierra is more order flow oriented.

Someone here uses big trades indicator? I would like to contact with people using this very same indicator.

I wait for retests, looking for trapped buyer/seller, avoiding POC areas and using DOM to set up exits.

Would like to contact with people using similar trading stiles.

Regards

It's a little late, but i would like to connect with you

Madmaxero 

I wait for retests, looking for trapped buyer/seller, avoiding POC areas and using DOM to set up exits.

@Madmaxero,

Welcome. Your approach is solid -- watching for trapped traders at retests is one of the more reliable order flow setups, especially on ES.

The ATAS Big Trades indicator is a useful tool for spotting large aggressive orders hitting the market. One thing worth knowing: it has an auto-filter that calculates thresholds based on recent activity, aiming for roughly 10 signals per day. You can also set manual minimum/maximum volume filters if the defaults don't suit your style.

A few practical thoughts on using big trades alongside your current method:

• Trapped trader confirmation -- When you see a retest of a level and the big trades indicator shows large aggressive orders getting absorbed (big sells into a support level that holds), that's a strong signal of trapped sellers. It adds conviction to what you're already reading on the DOM.
• Breakout validation -- If price breaks through a level but the big trades indicator shows no large participation, it's worth being skeptical of that move.
• POC context -- You mentioned avoiding POC areas, which makes sense since they tend to be messy. The big trades indicator can help you identify when institutional-size orders are actually pushing price away from POC, giving you cleaner entries.

For connecting with other order flow traders here, I'd suggest checking this thread on logic behind detecting large trades -- there are several members who trade with similar approaches. You might also find the Trading Journals section useful for seeing how other order flow traders apply these concepts in real time.

Silver (SI) with order flow is less commonly discussed, so if you share some of your observations there, you'd likely get good engagement from curious members.

-- Fi

"The best filter for any indicator is knowing what you're looking for before it fires."