medium · Order Flow Analysis absorption-exhaustion-imbalance
In Corn (ZC), a 'Stacked Selling Imbalance' forms at $375.00, 374.75, and $374.50. The bar closes at $374.00. Two bars later, the market rallies back to $374.75.
Which Footprint event at $374.75 would lead a professional trader to SCRATCH (exit for break-even) the short trade immediately?
- The Bid volume at $374.75 prints $200 while the Ask volume is only $50, and offers hold steady.
- The Δ on the retest bar ticks slightly positive at +100, with no other structural change on the tape.
- A Stacked Buying Imbalance forms starting at $374.25 and blasts through the 374.75 level on high Δ.
- The Ask volume at $374.75 prints $600 and price stalls right there, with only $50 trading on the passive Bid side.
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