The Order Flow Analyzer indicator from VolSys, also known as Footprint®, is a key tool in volumetric analysis. It combines price, trading volume, and order flow into a single bar. This makes it possible to identify, buyer/seller accelerations, absorptions, depletions and any BID/ASK dominance for each price tick.

The indicator is fully customizable: you can display total volume, Delta volume or Bid/Ask volume, customize the background and text based on Delta or a user-defined imbalance.

INDICE

• Settings-of-Use:
• How-To-Set the Order Flow Analyzer
• GENERAL
  • Typology (Type):
    • Type
    • Mode
  • Data Settings (Data Settings):
    • Data Base (Data Source): 
    • Min and Max Filter
  • Tick Grouping (Grouping Tick)
    • Automatic Grouping
    • Grouping Factor
    • Tick-in-manual
    • Grouping mode
• VISUALIZATION SETTINGS
  • Style-Bar
    • Bar Thickness and Marker
    • Bar Style
    • Alignment-Marker
    • Outer-Edge Mode
  • Background
    • Coloration
    • Border Thickness
    • Opacity
  • Text
    • Text-Size
    • Text-Format
    • Coloration
    • Dynamic Text Size
    • Increase Dynamic Text Size
    • Show Texts-by-Zeros
  • Settings Coloration-Screen
    • Coloration Mode
    • Method-Coloring
    • Diff. Min. Vol. per Imbalance
    • Include Zero-on-Imbalance
    • Color-Only-Dominant-Side
    • Bottom-Side
  • Section-Color
    • Color-Fixed-Volume:
    • Fixed Color Bid:
    • Fixed Color Ask:
  • Range-Section
    • Range-Definition
    • Range (Open Settings)
• POC
  • Enable (Volume POC)
  • Edge-Color (Volume POC)
  • Thickness-Edge (Volume POC)
  • Enable (Delta POC)
  • Minimum Delta (Delta POC)
  • Ask Border Color (Delta POC)
  • Bid Border Color (Delta POC)
  • Border Thickness (Delta POC)

Use Settings:

To apply the Order Flow Analyzer to the chart, click on the Indicators function, and select the Order Flow Analyzer indicator from the list

How-To-Set-The Order Flow Analyzer

Clicking on the indicator settings icon, you will open its configuration window, within which you can make several choices regarding the functionality of the indicator itself.

GENERAL

Typology (Type):

1. Type

   This setting allows you to select the type of data to display. Options include:
   • Volume
     Show the total volume of trades.
   • Ask bid split
     Distinguishes between buy (Ask) and sell (Bid) orders.
   • Delta
     Shows the difference between the volume of buy and sell orders.
   • Delta and total volumes
     Combines Delta with total trading volume.

2. Mode

   Defines the format of the display.
   • Profile
     Represents the data through a histogram profile
   • Box
     Represents the total data within a cell

Data Settings (Data Settings):

1. Data Base (Data Source): 

   The user can choose the data source on which to base the indicator reading
   • Volume
     When this option is selected, the indicator displays the total volume of trades that occurred at each price level.
   • Aggregate Volume
     This mode allows you to view the aggregate volume
   • Order
     This mode allows you to view the volume of orders
   • Num Trades
     This option displays the number of trades executed at each price level, without considering the volume traded.

2. Min and Max Filter

   Min/max Filter settings allow you to apply an upper and lower limit to the volume, order, or number of trades displayed, excluding values that fall outside the set range. This feature is ideal for filtering out irrelevant or less significant data, such as very low volumes that might create noise when reading the chart.

Tick Grouping (Grouping Tick)

1. Grouping-Automatic

   • Automatic
     If set to "Automatic," the platform will group ticks intelligently to optimize display.
   • Manual
     If set to "Manual", the platform will allow grouping to be set according to the user's choices by specifying the number of grouping ticks.

2. Grouping Factor

   Defines the level of tick aggregation, affecting the detail of the data displayed.

3. Tick-in-Manual

   Allows the user to manually set the number of ticks to be grouped, offering finer control over the display.

4. Grouping Mode

   This option allows the user to choose whether tick grouping should be Fixed or Dynamic, depending on the user's preference.
   • Fixed Grouping
     With Fixed Grouping, data is divided into predetermined and constant intervals.
   • Based on Opening and Closing
     This grouping mode is more dynamic, as data is aggregated based on market behavior between the opening and closing price of each individual bar.

VIEW SETTINGS

Bar-Style

1. Thickness-and-Marker-Bar

   Indicates the thickness of the candle

2. Bar Style

   Ability to choose between the Bar or Body style. In Bar Style the candle is shown with its shadow, in Body Style the candle is shown with just the body.

3. Marker Alignment

   Defines the position of the Marker in the right or center position of the bar

4. Mode-Exterior Edge

   Traces a border on the outside creating an outline of the candle body

Background

5. Coloration

   This section allows you to customize the coloration and visual representation of the footprint data for better interpretation of the volume delta, and market imbalances. Through different coloring modes and adjustment options, you can tailor the visualization to your preferences to facilitate orderflow analysis and quickly identify key areas of activity.

6. Edge-Thickness

   The edge thicknesses of the volume profile or box, per pixel

7. Opacity

   The level of transparency of the background of the profile or box.

Text

8. Text-Size

   Size of text within the footprint cell

9. Text-Format

   Lets you choose how to display numerical values within the graph to improve readability and tailor the format to your preferences. The available options are:
   • Automatic: The text format is automatically adapted according to the context and amount of data displayed, making it easier to read without requiring further intervention.
   • Normal:Values are displayed in their full format, without abbreviations. This is useful for those who prefer to have a more detailed view of numbers without any form of compression.
   • K:Numeric values are abbreviated using "K" to represent thousands (e.g., 1K for 1,000). This mode is useful to reduce the visual clutter and make the graph more readable when there is a lot of data.

10. Coloration

    This section allows the user to customize the coloring and numerical representation of the footprint data for better interpretation of volume, delta, and market imbalances. Through different coloring modes and adjustment options, you can tailor the visualization to your preferences to facilitate orderflow analysis and quickly identify key areas of activity.

11. Dynamic Text Size

    Automatically adjusts the size of the text within the chart, adapting it based on the amount of volume, delta, or imbalance displayed. When large amounts are detected, the text size increases proportionally to visually highlight these significant areas. This dynamic behavior allows you to quickly recognize the points of greatest activity on the chart, improving readability and making critical information easier to spot during order flow analysis.

12. Increase Dynamic Text Size

    Increase Dynamic Text Size parameter

13. Show Texts-by-Zeros

    Show the Zero Value within the footprint/profile.

Set Background Coloration

1. Color Mode

   • None
     No coloring is applied. The entire footprint appears without highlighting any particular areas.
   • Fixed
     Predefined colors are used to represent the data, without gradients or variations, e.g. green bid, red ask.
   • Fading
     A fading effect is applied to represent changes in volume, delta or imbalance, allowing a more intuitive view of differences.
   • More Colors
     This mode allows you to customize a variety of colors to distinguish volumes and orderflow in more detail, which is useful for those who wish to highlight multiple types of data. You can do this by setting the Range Definition to USER, and then clicking on "Open Settings."

2. Method Coloring

   • Volume
     Colors the footprint based on the total volume of trades for each level.
   • Delta
     Use the value of delta (difference between buying and selling volumes) for coloring. The higher the delta, the greater the intensity of the coloring.
   • Imbalance
     Shows an imbalance between the bid and ask side, highlighting areas where there is a significant imbalance between buy and sell orders.
   • Dominant Volume
     Highlights the largest volume (bid or ask) present at each price level.
   • Dominant Volume Delta
     A combination of the dominant volume with the delta, to highlight areas with greater difference between buy and sell volumes.

3. Diff. Min. Vol. per Imbalance

   This parameter defines the minimum volume threshold required to consider a significant difference between bid and ask as "imbalance." The higher the value, the more obvious the difference between the two sides must be in order to be highlighted.

4. Include Zero on Imbalance

   If enabled, it also includes price levels where there is no volume on either side (bid or ask) in the imbalance analysis, providing a clearer indication of imbalances where there is no trading.

5. Color Only Dominant Side

   When activated, it colors only the side that has the dominant volume (e.g., if the bids are greater than the asks, only the bids will be colored). This helps to focus only on the most significant part of the order flow.

6. Bottom-Side Background

   It allows you to set the background color of the non-dominant part of the footprint.
   
   

Section-Color

7. Fixed-Volume Color:

   Lets you define a fixed color for the entire volume shown.

8. Fixed-Color Bid:

   Specifies the color for the volume of bids (purchases).

9. Fixed Color Ask:

   Specifies the color for the volume of asks (sales).

This section is useful for customizing the display to suit your taste or to make the data easier to read.
Section Range

Section Range

10. Range Definition

    It allows you to define how to determine the ranges of values that will be represented through colors. It can be set to "Automatic" defined by the platform, or in a custom range in the user mode.

11. Range (Open Settings)

    This option opens additional settings to define the range of custom values.(See image above)

In the example shown in the next image, specific delta values have been set that highlight the most significant areas directly on the graph using custom colors. This setup makes it easy to identify key points where delta changes are significant, thus improving the ability to interpret pressure between buyers and sellers. Each delta range has been defined with specific values and distinctive colors to differentiate intensity levels.

POC

1. Enable (Volume POC)

   Enable or disable the Point of Control (POC) display for volume. The POC represents the price level with the highest volume within the bar.

2. Color-Edge (Volume POC)

   Allows you to select the border color to highlight the volume POC. A custom color helps to easily distinguish the POC from other price levels in the Order Flow Analyzer.

3. Thickness-Edge (Volume POC)

   Defines the edge thickness for displaying the volume POC. A greater thickness can make the POC more prominent.

4. Enable (Delta POC)

   Enables or disables the display of the delta POC. The delta POC identifies the price level with the largest net difference between buy and sell orders.

5. Minimum Delta (Delta POC)

   Sets the minimum delta value required for the delta POC to be displayed.

6. Ask Border Color (Delta POC)

   Defines the border color for the "Ask" side of the Delta POC.

7. Bid Border Color (Delta POC)

   Defines the border color for the "Bid" side of the Delta POC delta.

8. Border Thickness (Delta POC)

   Defines the border thickness for the delta POC display. Increasing the edge thickness makes the delta POC more prominent.

VALUE AREA

1. Enable (Value Area)

   Toggles the display of the Value Area on or off. The Value Area represents the price range within which a certain percentage volume of total trades occurred.

2. % Value Area

   Defines the percentage of total volume that is used to calculate the Value Area. For example, setting a value of 70% will show the price range within which 70% of the total volume occurred.

3. Highlight

   Enable the option to visually highlight the Value Area on the candle. This allows the area of greatest volumetric activity to be highlighted.

4. Color External

   Select the color used to highlight the area outside the Value Area. This helps to clearly differentiate the area inside from the area outside the selected Value Area.

5. Show Line

   Enables or disables the display of the line delimiting the Value Area.

6. Line Color

   Allows you to select the color for the Value Area's delimiting line.

7. Line-Thickness

   Defines the thickness of the Value Area bounding line.

SETTING-AVICES

1. Enable Sound-Notification

   Enable or disable the sending of a sound notification when a specific event is detected in the Order Flow Analyzer. This feature helps to draw attention to significant market conditions without having to constantly watch the chart.

2. Sound Notification

   Allows the user to select the type of sound that will be played as an alert notification. The user can choose from several options to tailor the sound alert to his or her preferences.

3. Enable Popup

   Enables or disables the display of a popup window when an alert is generated. This option provides a visual reminder of the alerts.

4. Notice Message

   Allows you to enter a custom message that will be displayed along with the alert. This message can be used to specify the type of event detected.

5. Alert Minimum Volume

   Sets the minimum volume required to generate an alert. This feature allows you to filter out alerts and focus only on volumes that exceed a certain user-defined threshold.

SINGLE STAMP

1. Enabled (Single Print)

   Enable or disable the display of single prints on the footprint. When enabled, this feature allows specific price levels characterized by a single defined order to be highlighted.

2. Minimum Single Print Value

   Defines the minimum volume value for a single print to be considered relevant and to be highlighted.
3. Detect Only on Max or Min
   Enable the option to highlight single prints only when they occur at the maximum or minimum price levels. This allows you to focus, for example, on any depletions at the extremes of the candles.

4. Thickness-Edge

   Defines the thickness of the edge used to highlight single prints. A greater thickness makes the print more noticeable, improving readability on the chart.

5. Edge Color

   Allows you to select the color of the border to highlight individual prints. A custom color facilitates immediate identification of individual prints of interest.

RATIO

1. Enabled (Ratio)

   Enables or disables the display of the ratio on the footprint bar. When enabled, it provides a numerical representation of the bid/ask ratio directly on the chart.

2. Tick Offset

   Defines the offset in ticks to position the ratio value relative to the high and low of the bar. This allows you to adjust the position of the ratio to avoid overlapping with other data in the chart.

3. Text Color

   Allows you to select the color of the text used to display the ratio.

4. Text Size

   Defines the size of the text for displaying the ratio.

5. Min Ratio

   Sets the minimum value of the ratio that must be reached to be displayed on the graph. This option allows you to filter out low ratios and focus only on significant values.

6. Maximum Ratio

   Defines the maximum value of the ratio that can be displayed. This setting allows you to limit extreme values.

CLUSTER VOLUMES

1. Enabled (Cluster Volumes)

   Enable or disable the display of the cluster volumes in the footprint. This feature highlights areas of the footprint with high trading volumes, helping to identify areas of strong market activity.

2. Min. Volume

   Defines the minimum volume required for a cluster to be considered significant and to be displayed on the chart.

3. Increase Volume Based on Tick Grouped

   Toggles the option to increase volume based on ticks grouped. This feature allows volumes to be summed across multiple levels of neighboring ticks, making it clearer how activities are concentrated in certain price areas.

4. Line-Thickness

   Defines the thickness of the line used to highlight the edge of the volume cluster.

5. Background

   Select the background color for the volume cluster. A custom background color makes it easier to identify areas of interest, improving the visual clarity of the graph.

6. Opacity

   Sets the opacity level of the background color for the volume cluster. A higher opacity value makes the background more visible, while a lower value makes it more transparent, allowing you to adjust the display to your preferences and the readability of the chart.

PULLBACK

1. Enable Pullback

   Toggle pullback on or off on the footprint. This option allows the footprint to highlight price pullbacks, which are useful for understanding potential scalping operation points or intra bar entries and exits.

2. Pullback Min Source Bar Ticks

   Defines the minimum number of ticks the source bar should be composed of for pullback.

3. Pullback Min Pullback Ticks

   Defines the minimum number of ticks to define the pullback by defining the minimum distance that price must retrace to qualify the move as a pullback.

4. Bar Color

   Lets you select the bar color to highlight pullbacks on the chart. This helps make pullbacks visually distinct from other market movements, facilitating analysis.

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