medium · Order Flow Analysis footprint-delta
On a 5-minute footprint, a swing high is made on bar A with a session cumulative-delta peak of +18,500. Price then pulls back and rallies to a marginally higher high on bar C, but cumulative delta at C peaks at only +12,300. Bar C itself prints a strongly positive bar delta of +4,100.
Which reading most precisely characterizes the bar-C high?
- A delta divergence: the higher price high was achieved on a lower net-aggression footing, signalling waning buy-side initiative despite C's positive bar delta.
- A confirmed breakout: bar C's strongly positive delta of +4,100 alone fully validates the marginally higher high as genuine, sustainable buying.
- Hidden selling absorption on bar C, since any positive bar delta printed into a fresh new high always means trapped longs are quietly being filled by resting sellers.
- A neutral retest with no directional edge, because cumulative delta peaks staying above roughly +12,000 on both swings confirm essentially the same balance of control.
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