Resources · Knowledge Base

Learn to read the auction

Pick your topic and level, and work up from Beginner. These are the concepts AlgoPloy is built on.

TopicAll topicsOrder FlowMarket ProfileVolume Profile
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Market ProfileBeginner

What is Market Profile (TPO)?

Time-Price-Opportunity letters and the bell-shaped auction.

Market ProfileBeginner

Value Area, POC, VAH & VAL

The 70% zone the market considers fair, and its edges.

Order FlowBeginner

What is Order Flow?

Aggressors, bid vs ask, and why executed orders lead price.

Order FlowBeginner

Reading a Footprint Chart

Bid × ask at every price, and the candle's own point of control.

Volume ProfileBeginner

What is Volume Profile?

Volume plotted by price instead of time — and why it matters.

Volume ProfileBeginner

VPOC, Value Area, HVN & LVN

The fairest price, and the nodes price accepts or rejects.