medium · Volume Profile Analysis auction-market-theory
A Neutral-Extreme day is developing. Price has broken both the IB High and IB Low, and is now trading at new session highs in the final hour.
Who is currently 'trapped'?
- Sellers who entered on the initial break of the IB Low and failed to see follow-through.
- Long-term investors who are Selling Responsively into strength at the freshly printed session highs.
- Buyers who bought the Open Drive earlier but watched price rotate all the way back to the POC.
- Market makers carrying Short Gamma exposure right at the session midpoint.
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