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Robin Mesch-082510
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Overview:
Representing and Organizing the
data with Market Profile
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How We Organize the
Market Determines
How We See It.
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Data Representation: Price Bar
30-Year T-Bonds,
Annual Price Bar,
2008
Determining
Acceptance –
Value
New Direction
Consensus
Euro, Composite Profile, Jan. 9-16, 2007
October to November 2009 Jan – DecOctober
2008Jan.2009
Euro, Composite Profile, 9-23, 2007
to March 2010
30-Year T-Bonds, Annual Price Bar, 2008 30-Year T-Bonds, Profile, 2008
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Usage = Acceptance
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Data Representation: Price Bar vs. Bell Curve
30-Year T-Bonds,
Annual Price Bar,
2008
Distribution out
of Consensus
30-Year T-Bonds, Annual Price Bar, 2008 30-Year T-Bonds, Profile, 2008
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Seeing Determination of Value
Canadian Dollar
Determining Acceptance –
Value New Direction
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Seeing Determination of Value
Euro Consensus is
reached &
market seeks
new value
Determining Acceptance –
Value New Direction
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Market Profile Tracks Market
Consensus
The beginning of the auction
represents a determination of value
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Profiles are Bell Curves that are
vertically oriented
Possible price too high
MODE
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Profile Structure
Price too high
1 Week of
Market Activity
MODE
MODE
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Uniform time
increments do not
reveal complete cycles
of market activity
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Organizing the Data into Bell Curves
British Pound
Consensus is reached
1.6820
Sell Zone Top of Value
1.6700
1.6030
Buy Zone Bottom of Value
1.5910
British Pound, June 2009 – Jan. 2010 British Pound, June 2009 – Jan. 2010
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Putting the Bell Curve into Context
British Pound
1.5910
Prior Bottom of Value
Pocket of
Low Usage
1.4975
Area of High Usage
1.4300
Nov. 2008 June 2009 – Mid-Jan. 2010 Nov. 2008 – Mid-Jan. 2010
British Pound, Nov. 2008 – Jan. 2010 British Pound, Nov. 2008 – Jan. 2010
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Recognizing Pockets of Low Usage (3 of 3)
British Pound
1.4300
Pocket of Low
Usage Fills in
High
Usage
Area
Wheat, July 2009 to Jan. 2010 Wheat, July 2009 to March 2010
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Organizing the Data
“Cycle of Market Activity” is when the market
completes a Bell Curve
Once the Bell Curve is complete, a new
directional move begins in search of new value
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High & Low Usage Determine Context
More back Opposing ledge of
data sets, high usage
direction, High Usage Area
downside 1117
targets and
stops
Low Usage
1094
High Usage Area
New Directional
move out of mode
without longer- Low Usage
term context.
1068
High Usage Area
July 30th – Aug.10th Aug.10th – 16th July 7th – Aug.10th Aug.10th – 16th
E-Mini S&P 500, July 30th - August 10th 2010 E-Mini S&P 500, July 7th - August 10th 2010
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Using Market Profile to
Build a Strategy
Elements of the Method:
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Market Profile Trading Strategy (1 of 4)
Soybeans
Key Elements of
a Strategy:
1000
Value area top 1) Direction
980 2) Target
3) Timeline
4) Alternative
Scenario
930
Value area bottom
910
Jan. 2010
Soybeans
1000
Sell Value area top
980
950 Mode
930
Buy Value area bottom
910
Soybeans
Soybeans
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Market Profile Trading Strategy: Corn
442
428
398
375
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Market Profile Trading Strategy: Corn
442
428
398
375
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Market Example
Wheat
Jan. – Aug. 2010
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Market Profile Trading Strategy: Wheat
Context?
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Market Profile Trading Strategy: Wheat
820
750
565
450
April 2008 – Jan. 2010 Jan. – July 2010
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Market Profile Trading Strategy: Wheat
820
750
450
April 2008 – Jan. 2010 Jan. – July July – Aug.2010
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Market Example
Crude
June – Aug. 2010
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Market Profile Trading Strategy: Crude
79.80
78.40
Upside Target
70.00
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Market Profile Trading Strategy: Crude
72.00
Oct. 2008 – June 2010 June – July 2010 June – July 2010
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Market Profile Trading Strategy (3 of 3)
97.75
84.00
68.00
54.50
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Market Example
Natural Gas
March – August 2010
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Market Profile Trading Strategy (1 of 5)
Natural Gas
Key Elements of
a Strategy:
4.75
1) Direction
Value area top
4.65 2) Target
3) Timeline
4.30
Value area bottom
4.20
March 2010
Natural Gas
4.75
Sell Value area top
4.65
4.30
Buy Value area bottom
4.20
Natural Gas
Prior High
Usage Area
5.25
Upside Target - 2
5.00
Upside Target - 1
High
Usage Area
Natural Gas
High
Usage
Area 5.60
5.25
Upside Target - 2 5.14
5.00
Upside Target - 1
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Market Profile Trading Strategy (5 of 5)
4.95
High Usage Area
4.75
4.20
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Market Profile Trading Strategy (1 of 5)
30-Year T-Bonds
116-20
Value area bottom
115-02
30-Year T-Bonds
Context?
123-00
Sell Value area top
121-06
116-20
Buy Value area bottom
115-02
30-Year T-Bonds
125-20
Prior Ledge of High Usage
123-00
Sell Value area top
121-06
116-20
Buy Value area bottom
115-02
Jan. – April April 09 – May 10 Jan. 09 – May 10
30-Year T-Bonds
139-00
135-00
130-05
120-00
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Market Profile Trading Strategy (1 of 2)
Euro
Complete Bell Curve Context of Bell curve Context &
Bell Curve
Combined
1.2122
Value area bottom
May 2010 Feb. – May 2010 May – July 2010 Feb. – July 2010
Upside Target
1.3220
Feb. – July 2010 July – Aug 2010 Feb. – July 2010 July – Aug 2010
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1245
1230
Downside Target - 1
1190
Downside Target - 2
1155
Downside Target - 1
1190
Downside Target - 1
1155
Developing Bottom of Value Developing Bottom of Value
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Market Profile Provides Context
S&P 500, Aug. 2009 – Aug. 20th 2010
1180
1090
1025
1240
1180 1180
1120
1055
1025
1000
950
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