The Playbook 01: value area edges, one real day
Price came back to the previous session's value area low twice. This video measures both touches the same way, so the second is read against numbers and not against memory.
The day in numbers
CL December 2026 (CLEZ26), 5-minute bars, regular session. The previous session's value area low was 97.73.
| First touch · 09:10–09:20 CT | Second touch · 10:35–10:45 CT | |
|---|---|---|
| Volume per bar | 4,435 | 1,963 |
| Delta | −1,466 (−17%) | +231 (+6%) |
| Ticks past the line | 27 | 0 |
| Big trades in the band (25 lots or more) | 2 sells · 25, 37 | none |
These numbers describe what already happened. They are not a forecast, a probability or a trading signal. What the comparison means is the trader's call.
Chapters
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:44 The value area edge
- 1:56 Memory versus measurement
- 2:34 The playbook
- 4:28 The real day: 20 October 2026
- 4:59 First touch
- 5:43 What followed
- 5:50 Second touch
- 6:35 Side by side
- 7:15 What OrderVane does
- 8:06 What the numbers are, and are not
About this video
The narration is AI-generated (Google NotebookLM) from a source document we wrote. The chart data are the trades Quantower recorded for that day. The routine itself, step by step, is on Reading the previous session's value area edges. It is the same on ES, NQ and other futures with trade data; session hours, tick size and what counts as a big trade differ by market.
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