⭕️FULL EDUCATIONAL ARCHIVE⭕️
This is the complete "archive" of all the most important educational post I created during these years.
Hours and hours of intense work condensed into 1 single post, so you'll be able to study this free material that I think will truly take you to the next level.
1. Liquidity related technical concepts:
https://t.co/awvo0Jij2Z
2. Way of charting from scratch:
https://t.co/rZjUQkHmyq
3. The importance of candle closures:
https://t.co/55nKllggiA
4. The importance of candle closures pt.2:
https://t.co/AuVRC2SZR1
5. The truth behind supply & demand levels:
https://t.co/4IvnCjXu8c
6. Fibonacci reverse sequence:
https://t.co/rc3V0SVWNx
7. Fibonacci extensions in play:
https://t.co/VV9SKGY4Rt
8. Setting targets based on data:
https://t.co/Qdv2qRXoSo
9. The truth behind fundamentals: (in crypto)
https://t.co/MHXq4E8b0r
10. How influencers scam you:
https://t.co/fKPvjg5MDY
11. How influencers scam you pt.2:
https://t.co/bxg1Oqj3TP
12. Reprogramming your mind for taking profits:
https://t.co/KPQYryk9uO
13. Order blocks guide:
https://t.co/UG2DW1CCb7
14. HTF distribution in play (no fundamentals):
https://t.co/imXMYSG81Q
15. Fair Value Gaps:
https://t.co/xByxZYQgLS
16. Distribution at Fair Value Gap:
https://t.co/64rUPPvkB9
17. Fibonacci insights:
https://t.co/D5DO1qiosi
18. Fibonacci settings:
https://t.co/74piO8akuX
19. Compound game:
https://t.co/aHc0xSl6fJ
20. Taking profits & strategies:
https://t.co/gQ4lL2oCNI
21. The game of inefficiency, liquidity and orders:
https://t.co/UjA2o3Wqyb
22. Backtesting a strategy:
https://t.co/jTZhPFsQ8t
23. The quintessential mental model of a real trader:
https://t.co/l95ZyGdT4E
24. Using volume areas to form a bias + repricing and migration of value + using defensive levels to place the stop + execution of a MTF long inside an HTF range:
https://t.co/Cqsl1AV5c7
25. Value migration theory + understanding market's behavior and placing trades + protection levels:
https://t.co/QplrrYYJIa
26. AMT full framework:
https://t.co/D9GLAYjotw
27. Understanding capital rotation:
https://t.co/vdVBGJRNFA
28. Intermarket analysis:
https://t.co/6V9m7XxvBK
29. Intermarket cheat sheet:
https://t.co/8i7troUv8O
30. How to form a bias with intermarket analysis + spotting opportunties + capital rotation + alpha & beta plays:
https://t.co/H3XYoyfufC
31. Continuation of the post above:
https://t.co/9SOKmXpV2f
32. Qualifying ranges + VP:
https://t.co/UiBAtEtG03
33. Scalp on NYO to understand liquidity dynamics:
https://t.co/p64f25cV1K
34. Scalp on NYO & explanation:
https://t.co/NN5nij99Ye
35. 9-steps psychological framework to not sabotage yourself:
https://t.co/al5I7prhLw
36. VSA analysis HTF example:
https://t.co/RPIXwszGcy
37. VSA pt. 2:
https://t.co/5Bv0ERtGk8
38. Qualifying supply & demand based on MA:
https://t.co/ssdBnWaXPZ
39. Orders absorption at levels:
https://t.co/l7FHMQNVxQ
40. The importance of trading less assets + TAO example:
https://t.co/uNGBSK11fc
41. Mini price action + volume live mastercalss:
https://t.co/ZLTA9UPAqI
42. Isolating price action with FRVP:
https://t.co/n7gG5YevV2
43. Price discovery methodology:
https://t.co/InsBQs705v
44. Failed Auction:
https://t.co/mXBBiCGzJ1
45. How to survive to an economic downturn:
https://t.co/5jBLYXnjyX
@Stoiiic Awesome bro! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
At the end of the day it’s still a lot of work that needs to be put in to get the results one want from AI. Do you use any special framework while prompting or do you just iterate until you get the output you want? I’m really looking forward to the article.
🉐Live Weekly Market Outlook 🉐
Alright guys, I think the last 2 live sessions were truly high-value, with full breakdowns covering both the crypto market and the stock market.
The great thing is that these sessions are especially useful for those who don’t have the time or desire to stare at charts all day and prefer a more relaxed, “family-oriented” approach, focusing on higher timeframes.
The next live session is the next Monday at 8:30 PM CET.
If you’re interested in joining, check the link in bio and welcome to the big sauce.
For everyone who wants to improve his game:
The moment I started to abandon the classic trading knowledge regurgitated left and right, is also the moment I started to figure out how market dynamics work and actually how to profit from them.
Every time I look back at how I was charting 3/4 years ago in fact, a shiver runs down my spine.
And It's no wonder that many label trading as a scam.
90% of the concepts presented are full of holes, giving people advice to find that magical indicator or setup that will allow them to become a professional and profitable trader in "4 simple steps."
Harsh truth: it doesn’t exist.
Stop beating yourself up trying to find the easy way, because this will only send your capital into a never-ending downward spiral.
And at the end of this "cycle," you'll blame trading, the "gurus," or bad luck, without taking responsibility for your own choices.
If you know of even one easy path in life that has led to something good, let me know, but I'm sure you won't find a single one.
What personally opened my mind was studying smart money concepts.
I wrote plenty of posts related to these theories and I leave them here so you can study them, if you want to grasp what actually works:
- Way of charting : https://t.co/rZjUQkGOIS
- Liquidity concept 1:
https://t.co/AIibrw2QM0
- Liquidity concept 2:
https://t.co/smBgxZG9Vt
- Liquidity concept 3:
https://t.co/yRZC7oYMHb
What's important to highlight in the study of SMC however, are 2 things:
1. Spending hours trying to understand why and how a move occurs is useless if you don't create a strategy and make a severe backtest before.
Individuating the bias? Yes.
Individuating the zone? Yes.
Individuating the correct setup? Also yes.
But the most important step is always to be able to spot the trigger , that particular condition that makes you enter or exit a trade.
Otherwise, all the time you spend on figuring out the mechanisms is wasted time.
2. Contextualization and personal style.
My foundation or base, whatever you want to call it, relies on SMC, that's true but..
I found my style over time, which is made through the use of these concepts + extra data related to market conditions like:
- OI
- Funding rate
- CVD
- Spot/Perp volumes etc
This is what helps me in making an analysis that gives me a statistical edge.
So don't use SMCs alone, try to adapt them to your style by individuating your TF, risk tolerance and other factors that make you pull the trigger.
There's no holy grail and everything is based on probabilities, but if you start from what I wrote in the quoted posts, you'll already be ahead of 90% of participants in this space.
Trust me.
“Mate, how do you actually use Volume profile or AMT when looking at a chart? Anything more I can learn?"
Ok guys, let's drop the whole framework with the hope that you may find interesting ideas to apply to your journey/trading. (❗️Brutal value below❗️)
Disclaimer: As always, everyone has a different style and the goal is not copying someone else's strategy but building a process that provides statistical advantage over time (after backtesting).
What works for me might not work for you depending on timeframe, goals and availability.
(Quite long post, if you're lazy skip it (but don't expect results/improvments)
🔸 1st step -> Understanding what Volume Profile actually represents.
Volume Profile is simply the distribution of traded volume across price levels, not across time like traditional volume bars.
This allows you to see where the market actually accepted value and where it rejected it.
From a basic perspective, there are 3 important elements:
• POC (Point of Control) → the price with the most traded volume
• Value Area (VA) → where roughly 68/70% of the trading activity occurred (divided into VAH and VAL)
• High Volume Nodes (HVNs) → areas of acceptance
• Low Volume Nodes (LVNs) → areas of rejection or inefficiency
HVNs act like magnets for price because they represent equilibrium where buyers and sellers previously agreed on value.
I like to think, instead, about LVNs as "highways" where price tends to move quickly due to the lack of prior transactions.
Already here you can start understanding why the market often accelerates through certain areas and slows down around others.
🔸2nd step -> Auction Market Theory
Markets are basically continuous auctions between buyers and sellers.
The market constantly asks a question:
“Is this price fair?”
- If participants accept the price → the market builds value.
- If participants reject the price → the market moves to find a new fair value.
This creates 2 fundamental environments:
- Balance (equilibrium)
Price rotates inside value areas and HVNs.
- Imbalance (discovery)
Price leaves value and searches for a new fair value.
Recognizing when the market is balancing vs discovering is one of the most simple yet powerful concepts in trading.
If the market is balanced → expect rotations.
If the market is imbalanced → expect continuation.
🔸 3rd step -> reading the shape of the profile
This is something that usually gets unnoticed.
Volume profiles often form recognizable structures:
• D-shaped profile → balanced market, rotation
• P-shaped profile → short covering -> bullish continuation
• b-shaped profile → long liquidation -> bearish continuation
• Double distribution → market transitioning between 2 value areas
The shape of the volume tells you what's happening in the auction.
"Eh? What do you mean?"
For example:
A P-shaped profile has higher probability of appearing after aggressive short liquidations where the market rallies and then builds value at the top -> based on context it's a bullish sign -> why? -> If the market holds the upper value area, it suggests that after shorts were squeezed, new buyers are accepting higher prices.
A b-shaped profile usually appears after longs get trapped and forced to exit -> based on context it's a bearish sign -< why? -> If the market accepts lower prices after the liquidation, it suggests new sellers are active, not just liquidation.
These structures help you understand who is trapped and where liquidity might sit, forming a bias.
🔸4th step -> Identifying volume voids
One of the most powerful concepts is the Volume Void.
These are areas where very little volume was traded.
Because the market previously rejected those prices quickly, when price re-enters these zones it often moves very fast.
You will see tht volume voids frequently align with:
• FVGs
• Impulsive candles
• Liquidity sweeps
When multiple inefficiencies overlap, the probability of fast price movement increases significantly, so you can use them to your own advantage.
🔸 5th step -> Value migration
Another key AMT concept is observing how value shifts over time.
- If the POC and value area move higher, the market is accepting higher prices → bullish context.
- If value migrates lower, the market is accepting lower prices → bearish context.
In this GBP/USD example I made you can clearly see the migration of value + the concepts explained.
However, in my experience the real edge comes when price moves away from value too aggressively.
Markets tend to revisit previous value areas because auctions like to rebalance unfinished business.
That's why many large moves eventually retrace toward prior POCs or HVNs.
🔸Sixth step -> Combining VP with price action
Volume Profile alone is not enough, nor it will ever be.
It becomes powerful when combined with:
• S&D zones
• Liquidity pools
• MS (HH/HL or LH/LL)
• FVGs or inefficiencies
Example:
Price sweeps liquidity above a swing high → enters a LVN → rejects from a HTF supply zone.
That confluence creates a much stronger trade idea than using any single tool, in my experience.
The profile simply provides context about where the auction is strong or weak.
🔸 Seventh step -> Execution
The most important step, isn't it?
Once the levels are mapped, I usually monitor:
• Reactions at HVNs or POCs
• Fast moves through LVNs
• Acceptance or rejection outside value areas
• Value area shifts
- If price re-enters value after a breakout, there's a high probability of a rotation across the value area.
- If price accepts above or below value, the market has a higher probability for starting a new auction.
Based on this I plan my longs and my shorts but also (and that's probably the most important part) I adjust the stop loss in a dynamic manner, meaning that I wait for the price to test and to be rejected from a value area before moving my stop depending on my bias (long🔼 or short 🔽)
That’s basically the framework I use when incorporating Volume Profile and AMT into my analysis.
It's pretty much logical that you need time to assimilate these concepts, but to me and for my style they're the best I can use, so I highly encourage you to study them.
They don't replace price action, but they reveal the structure of the auction behind it, which is 🔑
As always, if you found this helpful, the like and repost buttons are just a few centimeters below.
👁️ Live Sessions officially started 👁️
As I announced on the 3rd of October https://t.co/7fVDyB1L4q I started to make live sessions with the last one that, let me tell you, has been a full blast explaining:
- My 1+1 HTF favorite techniques to trade swings
- HTF model 1 + dynamics
- Execution and invalidation + risk management
- Forming a beta play thesis with intermarket analysis
- 3 old setups revisited
- 3 new HTF setups to keep an eye on
This has not only been an incredibly highly educational live for the people who participated, but also a moment to review perspectives especially for those who don't want to stress themseleves over short term trading.
Given the very positive feedback received I'm planning to make this format an "habituè" of the content provided.