medium · Order Flow Analysis absorption-exhaustion-imbalance
A 5-minute ES bar shows buying imbalances in the upper wick but the bar body contains a stacked selling imbalance and closes near the low.
What is the narrative of this bar?
- Buyers tried to push the high but were aggressively overwhelmed by sellers.
- The sessions cumulative delta is likely hitting a fresh new daily high.
- The market found fair value up at the high and is now peacefully consolidating.
- Aggressive buyers are successfully absorbing every single resting sell order in the book.
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