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Bite-sized Market Profile lessons for beginners. Each one is a single concept, one chart and three quick questions. Module 1 is free; the next five modules are on the way.

Free · 5 lessons

Module 1: Auction Market Theory

Why prices move: the two-way auction, price, time and volume, balance and imbalance, and who is trading.

  1. 1.1The Market Is a Two-Way Auction
  2. 1.2Price Advertises, Time Regulates, Volume Measures Success
  3. 1.3Balance vs. Imbalance
  4. 1.4Who's Trading: Day Timeframe vs. Other Timeframe
  5. 1.5Initiative vs. Responsive Activity

5 lessons · about 5 minutes each

Start Module 1

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Module 2: Building a TPO Profile

TPO letters and 30-minute periods, collapsing bars into a profile, Initial Balance and profile shapes.

  • What is a TPO?
  • Letters & 30-minute periods
  • Collapsing bars into a profile
  • Initial Balance & range extension
  • Profile shapes: D, P, b, thin
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Module 3: Value

Point of Control, the Value Area, VAH and VAL, value migration, acceptance and rejection.

  • Point of Control (POC)
  • What is the Value Area?
  • VAH & VAL as reference levels
  • Value migration day over day
  • Acceptance vs. rejection
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Module 4: Extremes & Unfinished Business

Single prints, tails and excess, poor highs and lows, naked POCs and spikes.

  • Single prints
  • Tails & excess
  • Poor highs & poor lows
  • Naked POCs & unfinished business
  • Spikes: an introduction
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Module 5: Open Types & Day Types

The four open types, normal and normal-variation days, trend, double-distribution and neutral days.

  • The four open types
  • Normal & Normal Variation days
  • Trend days
  • Double-distribution trend days
  • Neutral & non-trend days
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Module 6: The Bigger Picture

Multi-day balance areas, composite profiles, Volume Profile vs. TPO, and staying safe with risk.

  • Multi-day balance areas
  • Composite profiles
  • Volume Profile vs. TPO
  • Profile references and risk
  • A lens, not a system

Not financial advice. Educational content only, not financial advice. All tickers and prices are hypothetical, synthetic data. Trading involves substantial risk of loss.