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
Your levelAllBeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
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.

Order FlowIntermediate

Delta & Cumulative Delta (CVD)

Net aggression per bar, the running total, and divergences.

Order FlowIntermediate

Imbalances & Stacked Imbalances

Diagonal bid/ask ratios and what a stack of them means.

Order FlowAdvanced

Absorption, Exhaustion & Trapped Traders

When heavy aggression fails to move price — and who's stuck.