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⚖️ Auction Market Theory📍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 dynamics and price discovery play a crucial role in this process. Auction Market Theory is represented using tools like Market or Volume Profile, which utilize bell-shaped curves to identify the value area, representing 68% or 1 standard deviation from the mean. 🔷 In a balanced market , buyers and sellers agree on prices based on their perception of fair value. This leads to lower volatility and prices that remain relatively stable, resulting in a ranging market. The fair value can be recognized using the Market or Volume profile, which appears as a Gaussian bell-shaped curve. However, financial markets rarely stay in balance indefinitely. New information, whether fundamental or technical, causes markets to move away from fair value and transition into a different environment. 🔷 Imbalance refers to the opposite of balance, where there is a disagreement about fair value. In this scenario, one side of market participants becomes more aggressive, leading to a trending market. Typically, markets tend to trend only about 20% of the time and range about 80% of the time. When the market is within the value range, it is more likely to remain in balance and explore within that range. However, in the case of an imbalance, the market often drifts higher or lower until it reaches a stop, typically within a previous value area. 💥Key Takeaways: 🔸 Auction Market Theory explains how financial markets function as auctions, focusing on facilitating trade and determining fair value. 🔸 Supply and demand dynamics and price discovery are essential in the Auction Market Theory process. 🔸 Tools like Market or Volume Profile use bell-shaped curves to identify the value area, representing 68% or 1 standard deviation from the mean. 🔸 In a balanced market, buyers and sellers agree on prices based on their perception of fair value, leading to lower volatility and a ranging market. 🔸 Financial markets rarely stay in balance indefinitely, as new information causes them to move away from fair value and transition into different environments. 🔸 Imbalance occurs when there is disagreement about fair value, leading to a trending market. 🔸 Markets tend to trend about 20% of the time and range about 80% of the time. 🔸 When the market is within the value range, it is likely to remain in balance and explore within that range. 🔸 Imbalanced markets often drift higher or lower until they reach a stop, usually within a previous value area. 👤 @AlgoBuddy 📅 Daily Ideas about market update, psychology & indicators ❤️ If you appreciate our work, please like, comment and follow ❤️
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by QuantVue
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EUR/USD Forecast - May 18th '23My analysis on EUR/USD for the upcoming trading day. Price is currently stuck between two important zones and has now switched the structure to a bullish pattern. We reacted off a very important H4 imbalance giving price the strength to potentially fill the H4/Daily Imbalance above. Potential liquidity hunt on London open if we keep on building liquidity during Asian. Expecting liquidity grab to continue bullish at least until the Imbalance above. Good luck traders.
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by andrefx24
GBP JPY - Moving on up G'day, Master Key for zones Black = Yearly Red = Three Month Blue = Monthly Purple = weekly Pink = Three, Four Day Orange = Daily Risk Warning Trading leveraged products such as Forex, commodities and CFDs, carries with it a high level of risk and so may not be suitable for every investor. Prior to trading the foreign exchange, commodity or CFD market, consider your investment objectives, level of experience and risk appetite. You should never risk more than you can afford to lose. If you fail to understand or are uncertain of the risks involved, please seek independent advice and remember to conduct due diligence as criteria varies to suit the individual. Below are some of the take aways from the video. Daily Chart Bonus Four day hour chart Weekly Chart Monthly Chart Let me know your thoughts and analysis. Each opinion is valid where research is conducted. Do you enjoy the setups? Professional analyst with 6+ years experience in the capital markets Focus on technical output not fundamentals Focus on investing for long term positional moves Provide updates where necessary - with new updated ideas tracking the progress. If you like the idea, please leave a like or comment. To all the followers, thank you for your continued support. Thanks, LVPA MMXXIII
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by LupaCapital
EUR/USD review for next weeksHello traders, I would like to share my analysis of the EUR/USD price action for the upcoming weeks. If the daily candle closes above and does not generate a sweep today, I anticipate two possible scenarios: 1) The price may test the H4 imbalance level and then generate H4 HH sweep. Following this, the price could head towards the discount zone on the daily timeframe to test the daily imbalance and potentially create a new daily higher high. 2) Alternatively, the price may go directly to test the daily imbalance without testing the H4 imbalance first. If the daily point of interest is successfully tested, we may see a new higher high being established. It is not financial advice!
by financier_
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USD JPY - Back on the move upG'day, Master Key for zones Black = Yearly Red = Three Month Blue = Monthly Purple = weekly Pink = Three, Four Day Orange = Daily Risk Warning Trading leveraged products such as Forex, commodities and CFDs, carries with it a high level of risk and so may not be suitable for every investor. Prior to trading the foreign exchange, commodity or CFD market, consider your investment objectives, level of experience and risk appetite. You should never risk more than you can afford to lose. If you fail to understand or are uncertain of the risks involved, please seek independent advice and remember to conduct due diligence as criteria varies to suit the individual. Below are some of the take aways from the video. Daily Chart Weekly chart Monthly Chart Let me know your thoughts and analysis. Each opinion is valid where research is conducted. Do you enjoy the setups? Professional analyst with 6+ years experience in the capital markets Focus on technical output not fundamentals Focus on investing for long term positional moves Provide updates where necessary - with new updated ideas tracking the progress. If you like the idea, please leave a like or comment. To all the followers, thank you for your continued support. Thanks, LVPA MMXXIII
by LupaCapital