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Mastering Trading Supply and Demand Concepts

Aug 15, 2024

Mastering Supply and Demand in Trading

Key Concepts

  • Understanding Supply and Demand
    • True reasons for price movement: Not just about buyers vs. sellers.
    • Market participants create emotional trading behavior that drives order flow.
    • Price action creates repeatable patterns that can be forecasted.

Order Flow Dynamics

  • Market Transactions
    • Trades occur when buyers and sellers agree on price.
    • Buyers apply upward pressure (demand) while sellers apply downward pressure (supply).
  • Passive vs. Aggressive Orders
    • Passive orders: Limit orders waiting to be hit.
    • Aggressive orders: Market orders crossing the spread, actively participating in price movement.

Order Book Visualization

  • Visual Representation
    • Bids (Buy Orders): Volume demanded at each price level.
    • Asks (Sell Orders): Volume supplied at each price level.
  • Execution Example
    • Large institutions can create rapid price movements due to imbalances in supply and demand.

Supply and Demand Zones

  • Identifying Zones
    • Look for areas where price moves sideways (accumulation/distribution).
    • Determine demand zones at price lows and supply zones at price highs.
  • Foundational Principles
    • Wait for price to return to zones for better entry points (not chasing breakouts).

Four-Step Process for Trading Zones

  1. Range: Identify the price range where accumulation occurs.
  2. Initiation: Observe the breakout from the range.
  3. Mitigation: Wait for price to return to the zone to seek entry.
  4. Continuation: Trade in line with established order flow.

Drawing Supply and Demand Zones

  • Types of Zones
    • Range Creator Zones: Drawn from the top to the bottom of a range of candles.
    • Pivot Zones: Drawn from significant candles that indicate price shifts.
  • Criteria for Valid Zones
    • Supply zones: Bullish candle engulfed by a bearish candle.
    • Demand zones: Bearish candle engulfed by a bullish candle.

Fractal Nature of Supply and Demand Zones

  • Lower time frames can reveal higher time frame zones (inside bars, wick zones).
  • Recommendation: Focus on pivot and range zones on the same time frame initially.

Criteria for High-Probability Institutional Zones

  1. Break of Structure: Significant structural breaks indicate strong zones.
  2. Flip Zones: Interaction between supply and demand leads to reversals.
  3. Sweep Zones: Institutional involvement indicated by liquidity sweeps.
  4. Inducement: Availability of liquidity indicates potential success.
  5. Stacked Zones: Multiple time frame alignment increases probabilities.
  6. Higher Time Frame Alignment: Confirms trend alignment across time frames.
  7. Well-Priced Zones: Buying at discounted prices, selling at premium prices.
  8. Fresh vs. Touched Zones: Fresh zones are less likely to be filled and more potent.

Trading from Supply and Demand Zones

  • Entry Methods
    • Set limit orders directly at zones.
    • Wait for reversal candlesticks at zones.
    • Use lower time frame break of structure for confirmation.
  • Trade Management
    • Use the Fixed R method for consistent profit targeting (e.g., aiming for 3R).
    • Helps in managing risks and emotions in trading.

Conclusion

  • Understanding supply and demand dynamics, order flow, and effective trading strategies can significantly increase the likelihood of successful trades.
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