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Why is 'Aggressive Buying' NOT the same as a 'Buying Imbalance' in footprint analysis?
- Buying imbalances mostly occur in strongly trending markets, while aggressive buying occurs in all markets.
- Aggressive buying is any volume at the offer; a buying imbalance requires a specific ratio against the bid side.
- Aggressive buying refers strictly to limit orders on the book, while imbalances refer only to market orders instead.
- Imbalances are only calculated and displayed on the 15-minute or higher timeframe charts, never on tick or volume bars.
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