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Lookup: CBOT Market Profile 1985, Key Words
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**************** Reference R1A CBOT Market Profile 1985: Index + Keywords ***********************
p3 PI Time and Sales ticker + Profile Graphic (CBOT Service)
PII Liquidity Data Bank
LDB available several hours after close
Volume in detail, with price
LDB + Time & Sales
Condition of Market (condition not defined)
p4 Utility to Pit traders
Utility to outside traders
Early stages of a trend
Markets natural organization
PI constant market change in finding value
PII Changing condition of market
Many different kinds of knowledge 9required)
Learning time: six months to year
Intuitive feel
p5 Need to know all analytical indicators
Use the CBOT Service!
Personal trading style required
CBOT service explains dynamics fo market activity, an intangible
CBOT service improves trading (comparing price to value)
CBOT service is variable cost
p9 Markets natural organization
Price, Time and Volume
Area of Volume = Equilibrium Zone
Brief price/time relation
Extended price/time relation
Daily pattern: (high, low, value area)
Market function: to find equilibrium
Price movement vs demand
p10 Market as balancing mechanism
p11 Consolidation as estimate of value area
Structural organization
Market Profile graphic
Price-time relationships
p12 CBOT data & fundamental approach
Divergence (price and value)
Profile graphic with value area estimate
p13 Double distribution
p14 Normal day profile
Trend day
Non-trend day
Anticipation
Price change balances supply and demand
p15 Identfying distributions
p25 Profile graphic (what the market is doing)
p27 Value Area
p34 Visual estimate of value area from TPOs
p36 Price/time realtionships
Efficient market (??)
New value area
Logical market behavior
(many individuals reacting to a price away from a price)
p39 Trendiness
Opportunity (non-trend = no opportunity)
Three types of trends (box)
Value is validated by volume
p48 Review of trends
Opening price range
p49 Market composition (CTI1 and CTI2)
p50 Market domination by CTI1 or CTI2
Price activity levels
Certainty vs value area size
p51 Probability of trading at high/low prices
Example with volume
Dispersion of volume
p52 Dispersion of volume limited
five highest volume prices
p62 70% of volume
p64 70% of volume
p65 70% of volume
p66 70% of volume
p72 LDB Report with volume
p73 LDB data for type of profile
Percent of volume in opening range
Composition of market
Price activity throughout range
p74 Degree of certainty
Probability of higher/lower price
Volume average of 5 highest volumes
Visualization of next profile
p75 Premium
Maximize returns
Understanding market behavior
Opportunity
p76 A session in progress
5 key items (type, cause, condition, opportunity, events)
p77 Opening, 2nd timeframe, 3rd timeframe, close
p78 Scenarios
p79 Experience
Market conditions: strength/weakness
p83 CBOT Time and Sales ticker
p85 Appendix: Sample data
p114 Calculation of LDB parameters
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