Question 1

Anomaly

Accepted Answer

Its a poor odd structure in the profile.This usually happens during emotional run of price by weak hands.Formation of anomaly suggests not a proper distribution i.e, price auction due to emotional price move.It leads to assymetery in the profile and likely to get repaired sooner in same session or quickly in a session or two.
 
There are two type of anamolies.
 
a) Price level anomaly - Particular price zone where such poor structure has occurred
 
b) Single price anomaly - At specifi price point such anomaly has occurred
 
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Question 2

ATR

Accepted Answer

ATR = Average true range 
 
Its a simple data arrived from day high and low with relation to last few days (I consider 14days period) high and low to gauge the market volatility.This helps to determine day's range projection and invalidation zones.

Question 3

Auction

Accepted Answer

Purpose of market is to facilitate trades between buyers and sellers and such activity happens by balancing in the specific zone by up and move price action or happens via imbalance by moving from one zone to other zone quickly.These balance and imbalance price action activity to find a fair value of price on given time frame is called as auction.

Question 4

Balance

Accepted Answer

Market activity is to facilitate trades between buyers and sellers to find fair value of the instrument.This happens via auction and such auction if happens with pushing price up and down in more or less between specific price zone then such kind of auction is called as balance.
 
In other words, price auction happening in W shape or in M shape between a price range for a prolonged period of time is called balanced auction.
 
Usually once balance is done, market moves to imbalance i.e, travelling away faster from the balance zone.Auction in boxed zones in the below chart are known as balance.And marked in arrow are imbalance auction of price moving away quickly from balance.
 
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Question 5

Bracket

Accepted Answer

When market is making a balance for a prolonged time within specific price range, we call such balance i.e, V or W shape up and down price auction within that range as bracket.

Question 6

Composite

Accepted Answer

Merging of multi day profiles is called as composite.In other words,when market is making a balance for a prolonged time within specific price range, we call such balance i.e, W shape or in M shape shaped up and down price auction within that range as composite.

Question 7

Double distribution

Accepted Answer

Its a profile structure of two disntant balance with extension single separating two balance.
 
After having neat balance in first session, if price gets extension handle/singles and moves away from well established balance to form another balance distant away from previous accepted balance is called double distribution profile/day.End of the day profile gives us two disntinct balance separated by extension handle/singles.
 
Double distribution profile is a not good structure to lean on for sustained further move in subsequent days.
 
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Question 8

dPOC - developing point of control

Accepted Answer

refers the point of control of the day in progress (refer POC for more explanation)

Question 9

DTF - Day time frame traders

Accepted Answer

Mostly retail traders who trade based on visual ref zones such as prevous day high,low,weekly high/low,monthly high/low etc..They look for compulsive trades around these such visual ref zones.They mostly trade for very short term moves and could not move market beyond certain levels.

Question 10

dVAH - developing value area high

Accepted Answer

refers the value area high of the day in progress (refer VAH for more explanation)

Question 11

dVAL - developing value area low

Accepted Answer

refers the value area low of the day in progress

Question 12

Excess

Accepted Answer

Large single prints formed outside of the recently traded/balanced zone and rejects price quickly back into old traded zone is called excess.This occurs when other time frame traders enters market when price has gone too high or too low.
 
Excess is strong reversal sign of ongoing trend.It usually ends old auction and starts new auction.
 
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Question 13

Extension handle

Accepted Answer

Zone from where fresh breakout/breakdown happens from balance.Good support/res zone going forward.If extension handle is closed i.e, probed back then the extension happened is by poor hands and signals reversal.
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Question 14

Extension singles

Accepted Answer

Extension if happens through imbalance away from balance then it leaves single prints which is known as extension singles.Its sign of fresh inventory coming into auction and tracking extension singles would confirm if this is fresh commitment or emotional weak hands.Acceptance back in extension singles by balance is sign of reversal.

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Question 15

FA - Failed auction

Accepted Answer

When price moves away from initial balance (first one hour range of the day), meets quick rejection and pushed back into initial balance to probe other end of initial balance means that rejection zone is called as FA-Failed auction.
 
For example, 9000-9100 is initial balance range, price moves down below 9000 but fails to sustain below 9000 and rejected then reaches 9100 later in the day means then low marked below 9000 is marked as FA.Here quick rejection means, price should not sustain beyond 30mins outside IB range.
 
Once FA is confirmed it becomes good swing ref to carry forward that info.During trending markets FA is a good sign of  other time frame traders entry and they could push markets in one direction.During rotational markets, FAs mostly gets a revisit.
 
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Question 16

HBP - Half back price

Accepted Answer

Mid point of the period.i.e, (High-Low)/2 of any specific period.

Question 17

HVN - High volume node

Accepted Answer

Most traded zone by time and volume is known as HVN.More overlap around price zones during auction leaves such high volume nodes.If such HVN zones are arrived from multi day profiles such as 20days or 50 days then its called composite HVN.
 
Such HVN zones tend to attract price back when price tries to move away from well established balance zone.If HVN zone is started rejecting price means its sign of fresh trend to emerge.
 
Below is the chart of 20days composite range marked with few HVN zones.Usually HVN zones are good place to consider as destination zones to book the exitsting trades as it takes time and volume to move pass further from such HVN zone.
 
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Question 18

IBH - Initial balance high

Accepted Answer

High of first one hour period of the day

Question 19

IBL - Initial balance low

Accepted Answer

Low of first one hour period of the day

Question 20

Imbalance

Accepted Answer

Market activity is to facilitate trades between buyers and sellers to find fair value of the instrument.This happens via auction and such auction if happens in a one way swift move i.e, trending then its called imbalance.
 
Usually once balance is done, market moves to imbalance i.e, travelling away faster from the balance zone in a swift way.And, once imbalance move is done market gets back to balancing activity. Balances takes more time and imbalance auction ends quicker comparatively.Auction in boxed zones in the below chart are known as balance.And marked in arrow are imbalance auction of price moving away quickly from balance.
 
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Question 21

Initiative auction

Accepted Answer

When participants see the potential that price could travel further,they enter and initiate the efforts to extend the existing trend which is called initiative auction.
 
If initiative auction is buying then its called initiative buying and players are called initiative buyers.
 
If initiative auction is selling then its called initiative selling and players are called initiative sellers.
 
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Question 22

Inventory

Accepted Answer

Positions held by traders

Question 23

Island profile (Island excess)

Accepted Answer

It is good form of excess by profile structure.
 
When a ongoing trend gets complete isolated profile at the end of trend and price reverses from there in next session means that isolated profile is known as island profile.
 
Its a sign that other time frame traders distributed (if at top)/accumulated (if at low) on that profile silently to end the on going trend to reverse auction in opposite direction to probe back the entire prevailing one time frame move quickly.
 
So key words are,
 
1. on going trend in one direction
2. complete isolated profile = Island
3. reversal of trend quickly.
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Question 24

IB - Initial balance

Accepted Answer

First 60mins of the day’s range is known as initial balance.This is important period to adjust old business vs new business inventory and mostly IB sets the tone for the day (some use 45mins as IB period).IB range and volume in the IB range helps to estimate day type and day range.

Question 25

Liquidation

Accepted Answer

Buyers exiting their positions

Question 26

Locals

Accepted Answer

Day/short time frame traders are referred as locals.Mostly retail traders who trade based on visual ref zones such as PDH,PDL,Weekly high/low,monthly high/low etc..They look for compulsive trades around those such visual ref zones.They mostly trade for very short term moves and could not move market beyond certain levels.

Question 27

LVN - Low volume node

Accepted Answer

Least traded zone by time and volume is known as LVN.Quick rejection of price during auction leaves such low volume nodes.If such LVN zones are arrived from multi day profiles such as 20days or 50 days then its called composite LVN.
 
Gaps,tails,extension singles etc cause such LVN zones.Such LVN zones tend to reject price when price tries to retest it first time.If LVN zone is started accepting price with balance means its sign of old trend to reverse.
 
Below is the chart of 20days composite range marked with few LVN zones.Usually LVN zones are good place to consider initiatinge mean reversion trades when price is testing the zone first time.
 
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Question 28

Micro balance

Accepted Answer

Balanced activity of market i.e, up and down auction in W or M shaped for a prolonged time in smaller time frame is called as micro balance.

Question 29

Neutral day (Neutral center/Neutral extreme)

Accepted Answer

Type of day where initial balance (first 60mins) extends one side first but gets rejected and probes other end of initial balance.So,initial balance gets extension at both high and low of initial balance period and failed.
 
Responsive players at both end of initial balance to find a fair value.Mostly volatile and chop day due to two way auction.Usually signals end of balance and start of fresh trend.
 
Neutral center : When such day closes around day mid/VWAP/dPOC then its neutral center day.
 
Neutral extreme : If one set of players gains control and closes the day at extreme of the day, its neutral extreme day.

Question 30

Non trend day

Accepted Answer

Day type with absolute narrow range,low volume and slow grind day with no momentum all through the day.No effort to extend initial balance done in first 60 mins of the day.Lack of participation from most of market players.Mostly occurs before major known event or during major holidays season.

Question 31

Normal day

Accepted Answer

Type of day where entire day's range is settled within initial balance range i.e, first 60mins period range.Usually happens after a big move in previous session to digest new price zone.

Question 32

NV - Normal variation day

Accepted Answer

Day which holds one end of initial balance and extends other end of initial balance. i.e, normal variation up day means, initial balance low (first 60mins period low) holds and price extends above initial balance high (first 60mins period high) later in the day.
 
Day type which occurs mostly in any type of market cycle.

Question 33

Npoc - Naked POC (Virgin POC)

Accepted Answer

After making a balanced day, if price moves away from balance and starts trading way above or below from such balanced profile then till probed back, such balanced profile's POC is known as naked POC (also a virgin POC).
 
Boxed zones marked on the chart below are naked POCs and circled ones since already probed back via auction they are no more naked POCs.
 
These naked POCs act as destination zones when price is moving in the direction towards naked POCs.
 
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Question 34

One time frame /1Timeframe/ 1TF

Accepted Answer

When market is moving in one direction without a pullback then such activity is called as one time frame -1TF move.
 
For example, if 30mins period is moving with only higher high for subsequent periods without breaking previous bar low then its called as 1TF up in intra day period.If daily profiles are moving with higher high means its called as 1TF on daily charts.This is sign of strong presence of committed players in the auction.
 
Below are images which show one time frame in intra chart and daily chart.
 
Intra chart - periods B to H are 1TF up and when such auction is going on, mean reversion trades can wait.
 
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Daily chart - one time frame in daily time frame - 5 days of one time frame with higher high and not moving below previous session low.
 
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Question 35

OAIR - Open auction in the range

Accepted Answer

Type of market open.Price opens inside previous session's range/value and auctioning up and down in a relatively narrow range with low conviction and no intention to extend much beyond open range.
 
Higher odds of rotational market ahead (overlap with previous session range) for first session at least.Dominated by short term traders and mostly rotates around visual ref zones such as value areas or range extreme of previous session or developing value area etc

Question 36

OAOR - Open auction out of range

Accepted Answer

Type of market open.Price opens out of range of previous session or around extreme of previous session (high or low) and auctioning up and down to find fair value without accepting inside prev session range (non overlap with previous session range/value).
 
Its a auction which digests the open outside the previous session range then decides later in the day, whether to extend further to stay away from previous session range or accepts back inside previous session range,depends on commitment of players.

Question 37

OD - Open drive

Accepted Answer

Type of market open.Open drive is sign of committed players usually other time frame traders drive market right at open in one direction swiftly.They are well convinced before open of market to take control of price at open.
 
Open drive days ends with tail at open side and value higher above tail and usually ends at higher quadrant of the profile i.e, above dPOC/mid point of the day.
 
Its a sign of other time frame traders presence and control over market.

Question 38

ORR - Open rejection reverse

Accepted Answer

Type of market open.Open rejection reverse is a low conviction move from open then met with convictional responsive players to reverse the auction happened since open.
 
For example,if market moves upwards since open but halts with some exhaustion may be due to the fact that short term traders were chasing price and now left with no demand so failing to get follow through.Now sellers find the opportunity and enters market to reverse the price through the open price and make it further down later.This is called ORR.

Question 39

OTD - Open test drive

Accepted Answer

Type of market open.It starts exactly like open drive.Presence of convictional players right at open to drive price swiftly in one direction but met with equally convinced opposite players to shut off the open drive and reverse the direction of the initial drive in a same swift way.
 
Here the swift is the key term. Open and drive then rejection and drive in opposite direction both happens in swift way.Sign of other time traders presence in market.

Question 40

OTF - Other time frame traders

Accepted Answer

This term is used to refer larger time frame traders such as institutions,long term investors etc kind of smart money who make bets for longer time frame.

Question 41

PBL - Pullback low

Accepted Answer

Low made before making new swing high

Question 42

PBH - Pullback high

Accepted Answer

High made before making new swing low

Question 43

PDH - Previous day high

Accepted Answer

Previous day high

Question 44

PDL - Previous day low

Accepted Answer

Previous day low

Question 45

Poor high / Poor low

Accepted Answer

Poor high :
 
Short term traders during intra day auction meets exhaustion when unable to get follow through around established high of the day after repeated attempts.This kind of exhaution around a specific price zone leads to leaving high of diferent period (30mins TPO period highs) around same price zone.This is called poor high.
 
Its like price marks day high first, then trying to clear that previous established high later in another period but while reaching there fails to get demand and stuck with another set of buyers,then comes down for balance again.When such kind of auction repeats and leaves different period highs around more or less same price zone, we get more than 2TPO periods leaving similar high which is termed as poor high.
 
Check below chart for clear understanding.D period marks day high then goes for balance and when H and I period tries to clear D high but unable to do so, it leaves poor high around D period high.Finally such exhaustion pushing those buyers from all day balance between B-I period to go for liquidation towards close of the day.
 
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As its a sign of dominance of short term traders in the market who fails to get follow through, immediate reaction after such poor high is liquidation from such traders.Though first reaction for poor high is to look for pullback, most of the cases such poor highs will be repaired later in same session once weak hands from exhaustion are removed.
 
If not on same session then sooner in next few sessions.As the poor high not made by other time frame traders but only by short term traders, mostly price could probe back and repair the poor high and travel further till it gets secured high.
 
Poor low : when similar auction as explained above if happens at day low then its poor low.

Question 46

Poor value area

Accepted Answer

During rotational markets, due to sharp emotional liquidation or squeeze runs, price quickly moves up and down from the zone where its making balance and such moves leave asymmetry in profile structure. i.e, leaving dents in the profile distribution inside value area.This is called poor value area..For a sustained move of the price, we need smooth distribution hence such poor value area mostly gets repaired quickly on same session or in a session or two.
 
Below image shows two profiles with poor value ares as well as the profile with nice distribution.
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Question 47

POC - Point of control

Accepted Answer

Roughly 70% business activitiy of the trading day is marked as value area.Out of that value area, where most of the time price traded in the day is known as point of control of the day.
 
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Acts as support/resistance in a strong market and acts as magnet to pull price in rotational market.

Question 48

RE - Range extension

Accepted Answer

Term to refer extension of price from well known ref zones such as previous day high,Initial balance high etc

Question 49

Repair

Accepted Answer

Market prefers smooth way of price auction.But some times due to pressure with short term traders or due to events/news, price make a run to adjust or load inventory which leaves poor value area,anomalies in profile structure. This is due to emotional liquidation,short squeeze, emotional chase with price etc.
 
Once that short term business is done, market mostly comes back to probe the zones where it had left poor structure.Such probe back auction process is called repair.
 
In short, lack of symmetry in a profile structure usually gets repaired back with price probing back into such profile.

Question 50

Responsive auction

Accepted Answer

Market participants enter the markets to fade the existing trend is called responsive auction. 
 
This happens when,

a) they perceive price is valued expensive or cheaper 
 
b) when they see weak hands are meeting exhaustion with no further demand or supply.
 
Usually happens around/above well known visual ref zones.
 
If responsive auction is buying then its called responsive buying and players are called responsive buyers.
 
If responsive auction is selling then its called responsive selling and players are called responsive sellers
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Question 51

Single prints

Question 52

Squeeze

Question 53

STF - Short time frame traders

Question 54

Spike

Question 55

Stealth auction

Question 56

Tail (buying tail/selling tail)

Question 57

Trend day

Question 58

TPO - Time price opportunity

Question 59

Value area

Question 60

VAH - Value area high

Question 61

VAL - Value area low

Question 62

Weak low

Question 63

Weak high

Question 64

80% rule

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