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This video explains a trading strategy based on order book density analysis, focusing on spot and futures markets. The trader emphasizes identifying real large densities, ignoring fake market maker orders, and trading against these densities with tight stop losses for a favorable risk-to-reward ratio. Practical examples from the trader's day are analyzed.
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The video analyzes trading from the order book, explaining theory first then practice for beginners.
Spot glass (right) is the underlying asset, futures glass (left) is derivative. Large limit orders that move with price are fake market makers and should be ignored.
Find large real density manually or via screener. Open short position before density with stop loss behind it. Forget the chart when trading order book.
Large density in spot order book. Waited for reversal/correction. No frantic buyer activity, so density likely not eaten. Density in red (sell) → short. If green (buy) → long.
Simplest trading: understand mechanics, discipline, trade with correct density. Pay attention to round numbers; real density often there. Wait for price test; if density bitten but not removed, it's real.
Open as close to density as possible, stop loss ~0.2-0.3%, target correction ~1% or higher. Positive mathematical expectation over long term.
Trade didn't work; density eroded. Exited, reversed with small volume ($500). Total loss -$11.
Futures order book shows large densities. Expected reversal from consolidation. Prefers low-volume coins because densities reverse price well; high-cap coins like Bitcoin have densities that only cause small corrections.
Trade dragged on but worked. Profit +$30, net +$19 after previous loss. Risk-to-reward ratio observed.
The trader advocates a simple density-based strategy focusing on low-volume coins, with tight stops and favorable risk-to-reward. Practice and discipline are key to long-term profitability.
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What is the difference between spot and futures order books?
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What is the difference between spot and futures order books?
Spot is the underlying asset, futures is a derivative. Futures follow spot.
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Why should large limit orders that move with price be ignored?
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Why should large limit orders that move with price be ignored?
They are fake market maker orders, not real.
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How to identify a real density in the order book?
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How to identify a real density in the order book?
Wait for price to test it; if density is bitten but not removed, it is real.
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What is the recommended stop loss size when trading from density?
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What is the recommended stop loss size when trading from density?
Approximately 0.2-0.3%.
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What type of coins does the trader prefer for density trading?
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What type of coins does the trader prefer for density trading?
Low-volume coins (inactive coins) because densities reverse price well.
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Why does the trader avoid high-cap coins like Bitcoin?
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Why does the trader avoid high-cap coins like Bitcoin?
Large densities in high-cap coins only cause small corrections before the trend resumes.
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💡 Key Takeaways
Ignore Fake Orders
Key principle: market maker orders that move with price are not real and should be ignored.
00:44Simplest Trading Strategy
Trading from density is described as the simplest method requiring only discipline and understanding.
02:28Risk-to-Reward Ratio
Small stop loss (0.2-0.3%) with target 1%+ gives positive mathematical expectation.
02:58Prefer Low-Volume Coins
Low-volume coins have densities that can reverse price, unlike high-cap coins.
04:14Full Transcript
[00:02] this video, we will analyze trading from the Plata Seymour. People often write to me in the comments that I should explain everything in detail, and this video will be specifically for beginners. But let's move on to theory first, and then to
[00:16] practice. And of course, to begin with, we need a glass of spot and futures. You can see the picture in the video perfectly. On the right is the spot glass and on the left is the
[00:28] futures glass. The decline is our underlying asset, and futures are derivatives. In simple terms, this is the guide, and futures will always follow it. You can also see some large limit orders in the glass that are always moving along with the price, and you
[00:44] will try to take some deals from them. In this case, of course, you cannot do this because all these orders are not real and they will always move along with the price. In simple terms, these are ordinary market makers, which you should
[00:59] not pay attention to at all. The next step is that we need to find a large, real density. You can search for it manually or you can search by screamer. In this picture, we see that we have a large density. and
[01:14] accordingly, before this density, we will open a short position and, of course, place a stop loss behind it. If you are trading on the order book, then just forget about the chart. You don’t need to pay special attention to it since you should
[01:29] find everything in the order book. Be sure to pay attention to all factors. Pay attention to the cluster, the transaction feed, and look for more information in the order book. But let’s now move on to practice and analyze all the situations that
[01:45] I traded today. We clearly see in the order book of the spot that we have right now that we have a large density there. From this density, I was just waiting for a normal reversal or some kind of correction in order to at least take some points
[02:00] and earn money. There was no frantic activity from buyers here. We can see this in the transaction feed, and therefore I thought that it would not be enough for us to simply eat away this density. We clearly see that
[02:14] our density is in the red in the order book, that is, this density is for sale, and accordingly, from this density, we take short. If our density is in the green zone, that is, for purchase, then we will take long from it.
[02:28] As for me, this is the simplest In trading, you just need to understand this mechanics, learn discipline, and trade with the correct density. In addition, always pay attention to rounder numbers, since the density will
[02:43] always be real. If you see the density not on the number we're trying to measure, you need to wait until its price is tested. As soon as we see that this density has been bitten off and not removed, then most likely it is real. Another big
[02:58] advantage in these trades is that we can maintain the correct risk-to- reward ratio. We should always open as close to the density as possible, and thus our stop loss will be very small, approximately 0.20.3
[03:13] percent, and thus we can get a correction from this density of about one percent or higher. Thus, we can maintain a good risk-to- reward ratio and come out on top over the long term, since we will always have a positive
[03:28] mathematical expectation. Let's move on to the end of the trade. This trade didn't work out for us, as a result, we had some activity, the density began to corrode, and here I immediately exit the position. After that, I decide to reverse,
[03:44] but only on a small volume, only $500. Before that, I entered for three thousand dollars. As a result, we had some movement, but still, the price then began to roll in and the total loss on this transaction was
[03:59] minus 11 dollars. We move on to the next situation. The coin we have is glued to the order book. In the order book of futures, we see large densities. There are also several of them, and from these densities, I was expecting a reversal point in terms of the chart. Again, nothing to
[04:14] say. It’s a regular consolidation from which I expected a downward exit. I really like trading such coins because they don’t have a lot of volume, and from these densities, you can expect a really good reversal. If I used to
[04:29] trade coins with large capitalizations such as Bitcoin, Bambi, Solana, and so on, then it was actually difficult to find densities there. If there were any large densities, then they only caused a small correction, after which the movement
[04:44] resumed and eroded all these densities. Therefore, I decided to draw conclusions for myself that I will trade exactly these coins where the volume is too small, and if there is a really large density, then it can
[04:59] reverse the price well, and thus you can take a good potential trade on this transaction. In principle, nothing more to say. We stood in one place for a very long time, the price We practically didn't go anywhere, but this also happens, so if you
[05:14] trade from density and trade inactive coins, then be prepared for the fact that these transactions can drag on and therefore you have to wait a very long time. But let's move on to the end of the transaction as a result, but here everything worked well from that
[05:29] same Shartava, I had a situation that showed itself excellently in different ways here and fixed somewhere, managed to fix at the best prices, but in the end, here I closed the position as is and the profit in this transaction was
[05:44] plus $ 30, that is, we recouped the previous loss and also earned a net profit of + $ 19, that is, we observed the risk to reward ratio
[06:01] these are all the principles that I follow in trading, so friends, daily actions gain practice, after which I gain my understanding and tried to explain everything as simply as possible. I hope you will support me with likes and your
[06:16] Telegram channel there and initially share my situations and then I show them on YouTube. I wish everyone only profit and see you soon.