Chapter 02 · Free guide

Understanding liquidity

Ever wonder why price suddenly moves up or down? Watch the heatmap. It'll start making sense.

Watch the bright bands on the right, then look at what the candles do on the left.

Lesson 1 of 3

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Watch how price moves down

See those bright lines popping up below price? Those are buy orders waiting to get filled.

Now watch the candles on the left. As sellers keep pushing, price moves toward those areas — while new liquidity appears lower and some older orders disappear.

Educational simulation
  1. 1. Liquidity appears below price

    New orders start showing up at lower levels.

  2. 2. Selling pressure comes in

    Sellers hit available buy orders, pushing price lower.

  3. 3. Price approaches those areas

    The resting orders may absorb selling, get filled, or disappear.

Key

"Big liquidity below price gives me an area to watch. But I still need sellers to show up before considering a move down."