• Large buy or sell orders being executed • who is in control, buyers or sellers • volume • VPOC: (volume point of control) the point at which the traded volume is the highest in the candle • how big each buy or sell order is • limit orders, available on DOM (depth of market) or order book. While candlestick charts show this more broadly by individual
candlesticks, Order Books and footprint charts display individual buy and sell orders within each candlestick, offering a deeper view of micro price movements. Order
Flow traders can see both
Limit orders and
Market orders being placed,
footprint charts show only
executed market orders and therefore show the actual volume of buyers and sellers.
Limit orders are price levels at which traders place instructions to buy or sell a stock; they are executed only if the market price reaches the specified level. These orders are not visible on candlestick charts but can be seen in the Order Book. Once executed, they become market orders and are then shown on the chart. Order Flow traders can identify
support and resistance levels by analyzing the size of buy and sell orders. On footprint charts, these appear as
buy and sell imbalances. The distribution of buyer and seller volume is also used to detect possible trend reversals, a method commonly applied in footprint chart analysis. == Spoof Orders ==