Good morning everyone,
I've been trading professionally for the past 14 years, primarily focusing on institutional order flow and volume analysis. Recently joined this community because I believe in giving back to developing traders.
Background: Started as a retail trader and took heavy losses in the early years, transitioned into proprietary trading where I refined my edge, and now trade full-time with a focus on exploiting the disconnect between what retail sees and what institutions are actually doing.
What I want to share: I've noticed many talented traders here struggle with the same issues I faced - great technical analysis but getting stopped out by "random" moves that seem to ignore key levels.
The reality: These moves aren't random. There are volume signatures that telegraph institutional activity before price catches up.
My goal here: Help serious traders understand these patterns. Not selling anything - just believe the retail vs institutional information gap needs to shrink.
Today's observation: Watched several setups yesterday where retail was positioned for bounces at "obvious" support levels. Volume told a completely different story. Those who understood the volume context avoided the traps.
Question for the room: How many of you incorporate volume analysis beyond basic "volume confirms trend" concepts?
Looking forward to contributing here.
Best,
Brian Johnson
