Order flow guides
Read what the order flow is doing.
Short, plain-language guides to the ideas behind order flow trading: who is pushing, whether it moves price, and when the other side is soaking it up.
What is absorption in order flow?
Absorption is when aggressive orders keep hitting a price and it does not move. Learn how to spot it, why it matters and how to tell it apart from a push that works.
Read the guideHow to read buyer and seller volume pressure
Volume pressure measures how much aggressive buying and selling is trading right now compared with normal. Learn what it shows, how to read it and where it misleads.
Read the guideEffort versus result in order flow
Effort versus result compares how much volume a push takes with how far price moves. Learn how it separates pushes that move price from pushes that stall or get absorbed.
Read the guideSweeps and big lots in order flow
A sweep is an aggressive order that trades through several prices at once; a big lot is a single trade far larger than usual. Learn how to read both in futures order flow.
Read the guideES vs NQ: which index is leading?
ES and NQ usually move together, so it matters when one pushes and the other does not. Learn how to compare their order flow and read which index started first.
Read the guideReading ES order flow for SPX 0DTE options
SPX has no order book of its own, but ES futures do. Learn how SPX 0DTE options traders use ES order flow and how to convert ES prices to SPX levels.
Read the guideThese guides are for educational purposes only and are not financial advice. Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss.