Hello,
I m following instructions to set up footprint in sierra charts however, The problem for me is:
I cant see the numbers of buyer and sellers even after putting bid/ask volume in settings. Any help please??
Colors and feel is so better. I can look at it all day.
Hi, all u guy, i started learn orderflow in 2 week and i really have a big question 1.The first is how to draw Volume profile exacly: session or time or wave.I ussualy draw on 5 minute time frame, the nearest wave shift the momentum and i draw from 6h-9h (UTC-4) Can u give a some advice or tip u draw this!?!
2.Second how to read foot print: in this pic I usually wait for some zero in 1 colum like greater or equal 4, I will think it maybe an important wick and its gonna be reversal but smt i got sweep. And can u give me the filter to this kind of this situation.?! when some wicks is important,I wait for a POC and bigtrade stuck in wick when its touch keylevel and have over or equal 4 tick=0 to start, but most of them i was be kicked or miss that trade, Thanks U so muchh❤️ I have Traded with ICT and now i move to orderflow.
Has anyone applied for a refund on deepchart? I bought it for 4 days, but it didn't work well and there will be bugs in the data. I want to apply for a refund, but I don't know where I can apply for a refund. Has anyone tried a refund? ? ?
I see a whole bunch of other recommended youtube free courses about other strategies ESPECIALLY ICT and i’m wondering if there’s any really good free courses about overflow.
Hello, i just got Bookmap after using Exocharts for 8 months. I had a profittable month in april. Now it seems like i really can't trade. With the Bookmap heatmap and bubble system i find entries literally every candle even in the areas where i would've entered using the 40 range in exocharts. The problem is that i keep taking trades and getting stopped out.
Does any of y'all have a system to filter entries that you can recommend? (using only the bookmap flow)
I have had like 4 red days and i'm about to blow my funded, even tho i'm keeping my risk management straight. I really need help.
Some of my setups include:
VWAP rejection, Sellers/Buyers reload, Trapped Sellers/Buyers and when i have a directional bias i scalp off Volume profile.
I also use internals like ADD, TRIN, VIX/VXN
* To make things clearer, the problems are not the strategies, these have been working for months using the 40 range and footprint. The problem is that i can’t seem to the timing micro entries using bookmap orderflow.
Hey guys. I am new to trading nad I would like to know where I can start learning order flow and what youtube videos to watch. Also what paltform can I use to practice and paper trade?
I created this with the help of ChatGPT is it good BS?
Js saying this to mess around I know all the old heads love sierra but honestly motive wave is the best platform the custumazibilty and is semi user friendly 🤷♂️
I’ve tested most of the major heatmap tools over the years:
- ATAS
- Bookmap
- Sierra Chart heatmap studies
- Quantower DOM/heatmap tools
And honestly… they all have strengths and weaknesses. From my experience:
ATAS
- very structured footprint + heatmap integration
- good for combining DOM + volume context
- feels more “workflow-oriented” for trading decisions
Bookmap
- clean liquidity visualization
- but sometimes feels “too raw” without deeper execution context
Sierra Chart (studies)
- insanely flexible
- but takes time to configure properly
- not really plug-and-play for most traders (as for me)
Quantower
- decent all-in-one platform
- good UI, but heatmap depth depends heavily on setup / data feed
So I’m curious:
Would be interesting to hear real practical reasons, not just preferences.
👋 Hey everyone,
Any trader out there who like to call out their trades live (NQ, ES, GC)?
We have a couple of active traders in our group, but we are looking to add more to have a wider view of ideas and learn from each other.
Personally, I mostly scalp and open to all trading concepts.
We're all orderflow fans using different platforms.
Just looking to connect with more active trader. Please let me know.
Thank you 🙏
Looking for advice:
I’m searching for a futures prop firm that supports order flow trading.
I specifically use:
- Footprint charts (Cluster charts)
- Delta
- Volume Profile
- VWAP
My main question is:
Which prop firms actually allow these tools to work properly for free (without needing separate NinjaTrader OrderFlow+ licenses or extra paid platform add-ons)?
Also, what is the best setup you recommend in 2026 for order flow traders using prop firms?
I want a realistic answer from people who actually trade with these tools, not marketing claims.
Thanks.
15 min open range
Saw a big imbalance at the NY vwap and a had a short bias for today.
Took the short trade to the low of the range.
Basically I don’t know what settings to put on my heatmap and I think im missing crucial information. I’m scalping on the MNQ and I need help. Thank you!
i heard topstep is a better prop firm over all BUT!
Tradeify offers account with NO evaluation but it has EOD and trailing drawdown which i don’t like the sound of it
Which one would you guys choose and why? Thanks
Hi this is directed to experienced traders.
I’ve been trading for a while now and recently started using profiling much more. I have been experimenting with different tick increments within my volume profile. I like the 1 tick as it gives levels based on the exact data but I see advantages to increasing this. For example I’ve been using the 5 tick recently testing that out and noticed that mostly the levels are only a few ticks or so different than the 1 tick profile whilst smoothing out the noise which is good for me. But some times the levels are massively shifted though they actually often seem like better levels as the value area for example can better reflect the actual shape of the period.
Im just wondering if anyone can provide some insight on which increment they use and why.
How do I identify imbalances more. Anyone knows?