Luckshury Profile picture
Aug 25, 2023 • 11 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
Anchored VWAP

(explained & use cases)

a thread 🧵 Image
in this thread, I will cover the following:

- settings I use for anchored vwap
- where I pull it from
- trading from the anchored vwap pulls

bonus advanced example at the end using anchoring, context and execution in a real scenario.
settings

make sure source is on - open Image
timeframes

any time frame

my personal favourites:

- 5m (only if I am scalping)
- 15m
- 1h
- 4h
- daily
where to anchor

I use this in a similar fashion to how I would pull a fixed range / volume profile tool.

- at the beginning of ranges Image
where to anchor (2)

- pivot highs/lows

similar again to how I use fixed range tool (TV)

note:

- if taking from pivot high, I use the first red candle
- if taking from pivot low, I use the first green candle

this is due to using the "open" source setting Image
use cases

signs of strength/weakness:

- mainly used when pulling from pivot (or intra day) highs/lows

example:

- if price is uptrending and loses anchored vwap (anchored to low)

there is greatly increased likelihood of price revisiting the swing low it has been anchored from Image
use cases (2)

range median:

- mainly used when pulling from beginning of a range (as shown above)

I use it similar to how I would a POC of a range, as a POI to take trades off, should it come into confluence with other levels

note - not my favourite use case of tool Image
notes

pivot high/low pulls can be used when within a range also.

- this is a common use case I like to use:

rotating from VAH to VAL with the anchored vwap anchored to the pivot high where we started to rotate from.
execution

the anchored vwap tool simply is able to give me a heads up as to when a potential trend will end/sign of weakness.

it also can be a POI as when you pull back in a ongoing trend to look for s/r at that anchored vwap

to execute I suggest reading this šŸ‘‡
advanced example

this diagram should explain it all:

this is a super nice trade I took a while back using this exact reasoning, which not only uses anchored vwap, but brings into play order flow and where the majority are sided.

hope you found value thank you for reading.

šŸ‘‡ Image

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
怀

Keep Current with Luckshury

Luckshury Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @Luckshuryy

Dec 5
entry triggers: a complete guide

a thread 🧵 Image
fading breakout traders:

open interest increases upon a key level being breached, followed by a sharp reversal putting those new positions offside.

when new positions are forced offside it creates fuel for reversion as they are forced out thus trading in the opposite direction. Image
liquidation flushes:

flushes often creates inefficiencies in price, which tend to fill quickly.

longs liquidated in a flush often create a big wick. I trade towards the wick for at minimum a 50% fill.

good for volatile environments towards the end of a big move.

stop positioning in my system would be above the point in which new shorts began entering as if they get caught offside that would revert price.

example ↓Image
Read 6 tweets
Nov 21
open interest: a complete guide

a thread 🧵 Image
what is open interest?

total number of outstanding derivative contracts not yet settled.

for every buy there is a sell, but not every buy is a new long and not every sell is a new short.

short close = buy
long close = sell

open interest increases when both sides are opening. Image
open interest indicator:

when plotted as an indicator below price its particularly helpful for spotting:

> new traders becoming offside
> traders opening positions early
> positional squeezes

more importantly, when watching key areas, watching how open interest reacts as you probe certain levels, such as range highs/lows.

one of my favourites is watching new positions rapidly join in minor bounces as price is in free fall, you see them instantly regret this as momentum continues against them and are forced to close.

example ↓Image
Read 6 tweets
Oct 10
market microstructure (liquidity)

how markets move...

a thread 🧵 Image
market/limit orders:

the market moves solely based on events not time.

market order (taker)
limit order (maker)

stop orders/triggers → triggered at market and most of the time forced with someone being forced out the market (stopped out).

note - pattern/breakout traders in general can also use trigger orders to buy/sell the breakout.Image
footprint charts:

displays ONLY market orders.

most common setups is to see market sells on the left with market buys on the right → bid-ask profile

I find footprints the best for spotting absorption or exhaustion in the markets as they display already transacted data.

i.e when you see lots of sell orders at the same price level without price able to budge it is sufficient evidence to say limits are holding up price.

footprints do not have to be shown on time based charts only either, they are extremely useful when monitoring volume charts, delta charts or range bars, in particular on lower time frame equivalents.

tldr: footprints show a record of already transacted orders, unlike heatmaps displaying resting orders, which have the ability to be pulled/added to.Image
Read 8 tweets
Sep 26
absorption (simplified)

a thread 🧵 Image
what is absorption?

when market orders cannot bypass limit orders you get absorption.

how you spot this is NOT through watching resting limits in the orderbook, but tracking the level of market order aggression at various stages. Image
CVD explained:

cumulative volume delta.

tracks buying/selling pressure over time, this allows for easy comparison between pivots.

it can be displayed as a line, candlesticks, or straight up values. Image
Read 8 tweets
Sep 16
market structure (breaks & failures)

a thread 🧵 Image
basics of structure:

at every origin of new structure is a swing point, either a swing high or low.

you can identify swing points easier through the use of 'williams fractal' indicator on tradingview. Image
confirmed breaks in structure:

sustained time spent above swing point (bullish break) without the ability for price to swiftly come back below the level.

market aggressor participants should still be active and quickly push price into an imbalanced state (trending).

I don't want to see CLOSES back below the level, especially when the delta is heavily against the break of structure.Image
Read 7 tweets
Sep 4
fair value gaps (imbalances)

a thread 🧵 Image
also known as:

- single prints
- gaps

the naming is meaningless, the core fundamental behind it is that there is a piece of price which price moved quickly through (one candle), relative to the time frame you look at. Image
first touches:

when price initially revisits this void it can act as a level where:

1. stops are triggered
2. traders attempt to trader for the fill (anticipate a move)

the edge then comes from being able to spot these traders at this initial touch and fade them. Image
Read 8 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

:(