medium · Volume Profile Analysis reference-levels-migration
A GBP/USD daily composite profile covering the past 15 sessions shows the composite POC at 1.2855. Individual session profiles reveal three Naked POCs above the current price at 1.2870, 1.2890, and 1.2910. Price is consolidating at 1.2840. A profile analyst considers two competing views: (A) target the nearest Naked POC at 1.2870 on any rally; (B) wait for price to break through the composite POC first.
Which assessment best applies volume profile logic?
- View B is correct: the composite POC at 1.2855 must first be broken, after which every higher Naked POC is permanently voided and can never again serve as any valid upside target on a rally
- View A is correct: individual session Naked POCs always outrank composite profile levels and should be targeted first on any rally, regardless of where the surrounding composite structure happens to sit
- Both views should be integrated: the composite POC at 1.2855 is the first obstacle; a sustained acceptance above it makes the Naked POC at 1.2870 the next logical target, and so on through the chain
- Neither view holds, because a multi-session composite profile entirely replaces the individual session profiles and renders all of their previously formed Naked POCs irrelevant the very moment the composite is built
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