medium · Volume Profile Analysis auction-market-theory
What happens to the Initial Balance (IB) during a session that starts with an Open Drive?
- The Initial Balance is typically broken early and extended significantly in one direction.
- Price stays trapped inside the Initial Balance range for the entire trading session.
- The Initial Balance forms on very thin, below-average opening participation and volume.
- The Initial Balance high and low are essentially never reached or tested by price all session.
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