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My DeepCharts Order Flow Setup (Full Walkthrough)

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Summary of the video (DeepCharts order flow workspace walkthrough)

The speaker, Thrax, explains how he rebuilt his trading workspace in DeepCharts (instead of A-Tests). He walks through the exact charts he uses daily to:

  • Determine key “value” levels
  • Confirm entries using order-flow metrics, volume profiles, and delta

Purpose of the workspace

Each morning before the market opens, he checks the charts to answer:

  • Where value migrated overnight / over the last week
  • Whether market value is moving up, down, sideways/consolidating, or stacking/overlapping
  • Where low-value areas, high-value areas, and POC (point of control) are located based on previous sessions

During execution, each chart is assigned a specific question, focusing on both location and confirmation.

Key charts and what each is used for

Higher-timeframe “value migration” charts (context)

Chart A: 60-minute (candlesticks removed)

  • Uses a 60-minute timeframe with candlesticks removed to focus on value migration over roughly 6–7 days
  • Separates regular trading hours (RTH) vs extended trading hours (ETH/gap)
  • Shows weekly volume profiles to identify:
    • Upward vs downward vs sideways value migration
    • Whether value areas are overlapping/stacking

Chart B: DeepCharts auction-framing composite template

  • Built from DeepCharts’ auction framing template
  • Includes:
    • A large right-anchored composite profile (composite value area + composite POC)
    • White weekly profiles
    • Smaller profiles for RTH and ETH
  • Used to “plot levels” for future decisions:
    • Whether price is likely to accept beyond a level or reject it
Example “level-plotted” logic (morning ceiling/roof)
  • He described an upside ceiling area roughly 29,217–29,177 (based on prior RTH/Composite structure).
  • If buyers fail to accept above that ceiling:
    • He expects rotation sideways or reversion toward previous value areas (including prior ETH building value).
  • If price does accept beyond:
    • It may open expansion into areas of prior value.
  • Core idea: use composite + prior RTH/ETH value structures to estimate where acceptance/rejection is most likely.
Template/settings note
  • He doesn’t review every chart setting live, but notes that templates can be downloaded and applied.
  • He emphasizes that detailed settings matter most on the execution charts.

Execution-focused charts (confirmation)

3.1 5-minute chart (aggression + large trades + delta profiles)

  • Uses delta profiles within each 5-minute candle to gauge:
    • Participation and aggressiveness
    • Whether aggressiveness results in price advance or failure
  • He looks for delta behavior such as delta clustering at candle ends
  • Includes “large operations” (large trade markers)

Large operations configuration (micro vs mini clarification)

  • He mainly monitors NQ micro behavior (mentions NQ micro/tape familiarity).
  • “Large operations” are configured for MNQ with a minimum filter of 250 contracts.
  • Why this matters: if you run the chart while viewing NQ, large-operation triggers may not appear often due to MNQ vs NQ contract sizing and the filter threshold.

3.2 1-minute chart (more granularity: supply/demand + delta + higher sensitivity)

  • Purpose: execution precision with more granular micro-aggression
  • Includes:
    • Current RTH volume profile and previous ETH volume profile
    • VWAP and VWAP deviations
    • Delta profile inside 1-minute candles
    • Large operations with a lower threshold: 150 contracts
  • How he uses it:
    • Watches where volume accumulates and uses POC per 1-minute candle
    • When price enters a pre-identified zone (example: 29,220–29,177), he checks:
      • Whether buyers show aggressiveness toward the ceiling
      • Whether large transactions and delta accumulation lead to price progression
      • If vendors intervene (negative delta pushing price out), that becomes short setup confirmation

Trade example described

  • Buyers become aggressive in the zone but fail to push price higher
  • Sellers take over (negative delta / negative aggression)
  • He exits the zone and looks for a short opportunity (he references this as “confirmation” plus “premium” for shorts)

3.3 Main “live-stream” 5-minute chart (volume node view + DOM liquidity + stats)

  • Purpose: identify where volume concentrates inside 5-minute candles and where liquidity pools are forming
  • Instead of delta-per-candle profiles, it emphasizes:
    • Volume profiles within 5-minute candles
    • Shapes like P/B-shaped profiles and low-volume nodes
  • Delta is then consulted elsewhere (or another view) to determine whether volume came from buyers or sellers

Weekly context + depth cues

  • Shows a weekly volume profile on the right
  • Displays DOM levels (order book visualization):
    • Tracks where large orders cluster (liquidity “heat-map-like” behavior)
    • Notes orders may appear/disappear or get executed

Bottom statistics section

  • Shows:
    • Volume per 5-minute candle
    • Delta per 5-minute candle
  • Participation rule:
    • If volume drops below 20,000 contracts per 5-minute candle (micro Nasdaq context), he treats it as too low participation to trade
    • As volume declines later (e.g., 11k–18k), he treats the day as nearing over
  • Delta usage rule:
    • He monitors delta for exhaustion/aggression shifts
    • However, delta is less reliable in sideways/no-man’s-land markets because it can change quickly and mislead

Overall workflow (how he uses all charts together)

  1. Morning / pre-open context

    • Use 60-minute and auction-framing/composite charts to determine:
      • where the market is doing business
      • where value is likely to accept/reject

  2. During trading

    • Use 1-minute and 5-minute execution charts to confirm:
      • effort vs outcome in the plotted zone (acceptance/rejection behavior)
      • buyer vs seller aggressiveness via delta and large trades
      • liquidity concentration (volume nodes + DOM)

  3. Decision

    • Trade only when context + location + confirmation align

Reviews / tutorials / guides mentioned

  • The video is described as a full walkthrough tutorial of the speaker’s DeepCharts workspace
  • He states free templates are available for download (via community / description link)
  • He references a frequently asked question section for:
    • “settings” behind detailed graphics
    • access to the workspace/templates

Sponsors / platform (mentioned)

  • Goat Funded Futures
    • Discount code: “Thrax”
    • Rewards tasks
    • Mentions a payment guarantee up to $500 after delays
  • Trading supported with Deep Charts or ATAS

Main speakers / sources

  • Speaker: Thrax (primary narrator)
  • Product/Framework sources referenced: DeepCharts (auction framing template and chart tools)
  • Sponsor: Goat Funded Futures

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