The Best Trading Indicator Ever? [Full Guide Orderflow]

Finance-focused summary (order flow / “big trades” indicator)

Instruments / tickers mentioned

• ES: E-mini S&P 500 futures
• Nasdaq future: referred to as “Nasdaq future” (ticker not explicitly stated, context implies NQ)

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What the indicator/tool is (“Deep Trades”)

A trading indicator on the Deep Charts platform that visualizes “big trades” (large/meaningful executed trades) using order flow data, displayed as bubble markers on price.

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How it works (order flow concepts used)

The video contrasts two ways of viewing trading activity:

• Time & Sales “volume” view Often shows many repeated small prints like “1,1,1…” because large orders can be split via best-execution algorithms.

• Aggregate trades Groups executions so fewer, larger-looking prints appear.

“Big trade” definition (as stated)

• A single executed trade (or grouped execution) with large volume.

Key interpretation concept

• Look for absorption:
  • Whether aggressive flow gets absorbed by opposite-side liquidity
  • Whether the move continues or reverses after absorption

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Setup / methodology (step-by-step framework)

1. Create chart

   • Open Deep Charts
   • New → Price chart
   • Select ES (example) or Nasdaq future

2. Apply template

   • Use templates and select Fabio Valentini → Deep Trades indicator
   • Mention of a related template/view: “Deep Trades view” (includes both bubble markers and number of contracts)

3. Use order flow confirmation tools

   • Open advanced depth of market
   • Open advanced time & sales
   • Compare:
     • Resting liquidity (passive orders) below/above price
     • Executed trades (“the tape”)

4. Interpretation logic (candlestick + absorption patterns)

Bullish candle

  - **Seller in the body** → “absorption in continuation environment” → likely auction **stays bullish**
  - **Big green bubble in big green candle** → buyers dominate with follow-through → likely **continues higher**
  - **Buyer absorbed at the top** (“punch to the wall”) → strong **reversal** signal (wick/rejection)
  - **Coexistence case**: big seller near the top + candle closes with a **big wick** → likely auction moves **lower**

Bearish candle

  - **Big buyer in the bearish candle** → buyer gets absorbed by sellers → sellers control (**continuation**)
  - **Big seller joining** and sellers keep selling → likely **new meta-order** / continuation lower
  - **Seller auctions lower but absorbed by passive buyers** → buyers start gaining control (often around **value area highs/lows**, i.e., **demand zones**)
  - **Rejection pattern**: bearish candle with wick + **big buyer** stepping in → aggressive demand pushes price up

1. Add volume profile & session splitting

   • Add daily volume profile
   • Split regular trading hours (e.g., frame the cash session / “New York session”)
   • Identify:
     • Value area low/high
     • Supply/demand zones
   • Use “big trade” locations relative to these zones to conceptually time entries/exits

2. Use new “zone” feature

   • Enable zone plotting after big trades
   • Option to select “biggest only”
   • Purpose stated: evaluate entries/exits where price later tests and reverses (dominance zones)

3. Filter/bias big trades by strength (data filtering framework)

   • In Deep Charts: Options → Tool → Big Trade Analysis
   • Run analysis for CME/Nasdaq
   • Set filter to automatic with strength levels:
     • low / medium / strong
   • “Strong” = fewer bubbles (more selective); “Medium” = more bubbles
   • Manual alternative: set by minimum number of trades

4. Customize visual emphasis (risk/interpretation support)

   • Choose input type (video mentions selections such as):
     • volume, order, iceberg, passive order
   • Visual settings:
     • bid/ask colors
     • minimum vs maximum bubble size (in pixels)
     • opacity range (video mentions min ~5, max ~50)
     • background color customization (pitch black for contrast)

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Key numbers explicitly mentioned

• Promotion: 30% off (Easter sale) for Deep Charts
• Bubble sizing (pixels)
  • 6 pixels for the lowest trades
  • 8 pixels for the biggest ones
• Opacity settings
  • 5 minimum opacity
  • 50 maximum opacity
• Trade example sizes (illustrative)
  • Big orders such as 100, 200, 1,000 contracts may be split into smaller prints

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Explicit recommendations / cautions (as stated)

• The presenter offers practical interpretation guidance (absorption/continuation vs reversal) but does not provide quantified risk controls (no stop-loss or position sizing rules).
• Recommendation: use the Fabio Valentini template and tune filter strength (strong vs medium) to adapt to changing market volume/conditions.
• Promotion/CTA includes:
  • deepcharts.com (linked via description)
  • Live weekly session with Fabio and “yours truly”
  • Bundled course: order flow course for beginners
• No explicit financial disclaimer (“not financial advice”) was included in the subtitles.

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Performance / metrics mentioned

• No direct performance metrics were provided (no returns, win rate, drawdown, etc.).
• The closest “metric-like” element is indicator output such as:
  • counting contracts traded (bubble-number appears in some templates)
  • detection/selection of “big trade” activity based on typical recent-session patterns (via filtering)

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Presenters / sources

• Fabio Valentini: referenced as a top scalper and associated with the indicator/template
• Video host/presenter: referred to as “yours truly” (name not provided in the subtitles)