Friday, August 12, 2011

SPX profiled


As we head into the weekend, most traders with open positions would be nervous about overseas markets, with the kind of news hitting our open prices.

Need to be careful , as those markets are moving 3-6 % on an average everyday. With 2 full days lost before we open next Tuesday, it's enough to make any trader with a position nervous as he looks forward to the open on Tuesday.

Here's a look at the Profile chart of SPX in the cash market.


We discussed this trade in the morning on how a move below 1157 would bring 1145 which is the POC of yesterday. With the /es currently at 1160 ( 1.52 pm) the buyer at 1145 is playing out his hand.

The broader profile is sideways with buyers below and sellers above.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

What volume do you consider.

E-mini ES? Or cumulative volume of the 500 SPX names?

Shai said...

MLMT,

this chart was done on cumulative volumes

Anonymous said...

Shai,

Thank you so much for your reply.

One more question - what tick size do you use when charting volume profile for SPX?

Vtrender said...

MLMT,

The chart above is plotted on a 30 min time frame. I stick to the 30 min period for all profile charts, but the data is tick feed.