medium · Volume Profile Analysis auction-market-theory
A volume-profile trader identifies a 'single print' buying tail on ES at the session low of 5,590 to 5,595 — only the K period letter appears at those prices.
What does this tail signal and how should the trader use it?
- The tail marks a low-volume node where price will likely stall on the next visit
- The tail indicates strong rejection by responsive buyers; price returning to that area on the next session is a high-conviction long reference
- The tail is a sign of a failed auction and the market will retest and break through it within the same day
- Single-print tails have no directional implication because they can form by accident in illiquid periods
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