In this video we take a closer look at the VPOC indicator for Ninjatrader, and see it in action across a variety of markets and timeframes. We start by looking at the ES mini on some fast timeframe charts of 3 minutes and upwards as the physical market opens to join Globex. Next we look at the VPOC on a GBP/USD chart on seconds, and to complete the trio of faster time frame charts, we look at the NQ emini on a tick chart. The VPOC indicator for Ninjatrader works in exactly the same way, whether on a minute chart, a seconds chart or a tick chart.
Finally to round off this video we take a look at some daily charts for gold, the CAD/USD futures contract and oil....
The Quantum VPOC indicator has been developed to expand the two dimensional study of volume and price, to a three dimensional one which embraces time. The volume/price/time relationship then provides real insight to the inner workings of the market and the heartbeat of sentiment and risk which drives the price action accordingly.
The VPOC indicator for NinjaTrader displays the transacted volume at the various price levels vertically on the right hand side of the chart, showing instantly those regions where volume is most intense, as well as those where volume is weak. This then creates the valleys and troughs of the volume profile with what we call High Volume Nodes and Low Volume Nodes.
Typically these are regions where the market has paused and moved into a congestion transaction phase, either for longer periods of time which develop the High Volume Nodes, or for shorter periods which then build the Low Volume Nodes. The VPOC indicator for NinjaTrader is constantly monitoring these...