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A composite volume profile is built across 20 sessions of ES data. It shows a dominant POC at 5,560, a Value Area from 5,530 to 5,590, and three satellite HVNs outside the value area at 5,510, 5,480, and 5,620. A new session opens at 5,510.
How should a volume profile trader frame the day's likely auction hypothesis?
- Opening at the satellite HVN at 5,510 suggests the market may auction back toward the composite value area — a return above 5,530 (the composite VAL) would confirm acceptance of the broader value range
- Opening at 5,510 is irrelevant to the day's auction; only the current session's own developing profile matters for intraday context
- The three satellite HVNs at 5,510, 5,480, and 5,620 will all act as fast-travel zones on any directional move
- Opening outside the value area at an HVN confirms a trend day lower toward 5,480 because price has abandoned the composite value range
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