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What is an Orderflow Model?
An orderflow model is a repeatable process for identifying, entering, and managing trades. It combines a specific set of tools into a structured workflow: establish directional bias, locate areas of interest, confirm with orderflow, define risk, manage profit. Every model on this platform follows this structure.
Models are not rigid. They are starting points. Adapt them based on your own screen time and market understanding. More tools does not mean more edge. Pick the tools that make sense to you and discard the rest.
Building Your Toolset
This is a starting point. As you gain screen time you will adapt, swap tools, and add new ones.
01
Auction Market Theory
The foundation. Without understanding how auctions work, no tool will make sense.
02
Volume Profile or TPO
Pick one. Volume Profile measures volume at price. TPO measures time at price. You do not need both.
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Consider VWAP
Dynamic reference levels based on where volume transacted. Fits into almost any model.
04
One Level 2 Tool
DOM, Footprint, or Heatmap. Pick one for execution and master it. Adding all three adds noise.
The 5 Pillars of Edge
A complete trading model requires a clear answer to each of the five pillars.
01
Bias
Knowing what direction you expect price to move before the session starts. Bias comes from structural analysis, overnight context, and higher timeframe positioning. Without bias you are reacting instead of anticipating.
02
Location
Identifying where you want to engage. Not every level is worth trading. Location means waiting for price to reach a structural area where your edge exists rather than forcing trades in the middle of nowhere.
03
Execution
The trigger that gets you into the trade. This is where orderflow tools come in. Absorption, exhaustion, pulling and stacking, delta divergence. Execution confirms that the auction is behaving as expected at your location.
04
Risk Management
Defining your stop and position size before you enter. Risk management is not optional. It is the foundation that keeps you in the game. Without it, one bad trade can undo weeks of good work.
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Profit Management
Knowing when and how to take profit. This is where most edge is lost. Cutting winners too early or holding too long are both symptoms of not having a plan for exits. Define your targets before you enter.