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This video explains how to use an order book (depth of market) for scalping futures, focusing on breakout trading by identifying support/resistance levels and stop-loss hunting. The presenter demonstrates how to spot impulse moves triggered by stop-loss cascades and uses two order books (spot and futures) to confirm entries.
The right order book is for the base spot instrument, the left for futures. Futures follow the spot, so traders focus on the spot order book.
Identify support/resistance levels. Local minima on the chart indicate potential breakout points in the order book.
Stop losses accumulate at key levels. When triggered, they create sharp price impulses that traders can exploit.
The tape shows real-time market buys/sells. The cluster indicator shows historical volume at each price level.
A round number (5100) with a large limit order. The trader enters as the order book shows erosion and stop-loss cascade.
Order book trading is probabilistic, like technical analysis, but provides more information to catch impulses.
After the impulse, the trader can move stop-loss to breakeven and let the trade run or close at zero.
The order book reveals where stop losses cluster, enabling traders to anticipate impulse moves. Practice is essential to master the mechanics.
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Which order book should a trader focus on when scalping futures?
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Which order book should a trader focus on when scalping futures?
The spot order book (right), because futures follow the spot.
00:06
What causes sharp price impulses in breakout trading?
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What causes sharp price impulses in breakout trading?
Stop-losses accumulating at key levels being triggered by the market.
01:39
What does the 'cluster' indicator show?
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What does the 'cluster' indicator show?
Historical volume at each price level.
02:08
What is the first step after entering a trade on an impulse?
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What is the first step after entering a trade on an impulse?
Move the stop-loss to breakeven to eliminate risk.
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💡 Key Takeaways
Stop-loss hunting
Explains the core mechanism of how order book traders profit from others' stop-losses.
01:39Probabilistic nature
Honest admission that order book trading, like technical analysis, has no guarantees.
03:44Full Transcript
[00:06] decided to record a training session. Judging by the comments, I realized that many people don't understand at all what this is, what kind of glasses are, and so on. Today we'll talk about this in detail, also analyzing trades. You're probably watching, but you also do
[00:18] n't understand how I enter and so on. Today we'll talk about mechanics and all that. So, let's get started right away. Look, we have two glasses. We have a glass on the right that's down, and on the left, the
[00:30] glass of futures is down. This is our base instrument, and futures are a derivative, and a derivative instrument always follows the base. That is, in simple terms, we have a glass on the right that's down, and if it goes up, then the
[00:42] glass on the left, which is on futures, will also go up. I think it's clear. That's why we have two glasses. We track the spot, we spend more time on it, we look for some volumes on futures, we may
[00:55] make trades, but we also focus on it, but nevertheless, the whole thing is, in but nevertheless, the whole thing is, in our view, we focus specifically on the glass on the right, and that's the whole point. When scalping, we must look for
[01:08] support or resistance levels. For example, when trading on a breakout, then today we will talk specifically about breakouts. That is, we have certain patterns as we see on the chart. That is, we have local minimums that are
[01:23] triggered and also indicate that our level will soon be broken through in the order book. A decline occurs in our small limit order. We can go into the erosion of this limit order. The fact is that participants' stop losses accumulate at a given level,
[01:39] and when we approach them, these stop losses are triggered by the market, and due to this, a good impulse occurs. That is, in simple terms, we earn money where others lose illusions. They set their stop losses. Stop losses are triggered by sharp cuts, and
[01:54] due to this surge, a good impulse occurs. We also have circles, this tape, we can make here we can track market purchases or sales, that is, what is the volume on the market, we can immediately understand it. For example, if there is a large
[02:08] volume, we understand that there is, yes, somewhere, someone is buying, and so on, that is, sellers are in the lead and everything like that and there is also a cluster and this is an indicator, so to speak, of the past, it shows the entire volume while for any given quote, that is, for
[02:22] any quote that the volume has passed, it shows everything. In principle, we have figured out the mechanics, let's now proceed to analyze the transaction and we will see everything in practice and now pay attention to this situation, we will go here to
[02:36] catch the impulse, that is, do not pay attention to how I will fix, how I will pull the deal at home and then this is the axis of this, we will not analyze today, today we are a mine bomb, the figure of impulse due to stop losses and so
[02:48] on. Here we have a round number 5 100 and there is a good limit and so in the analysis of the erosion of this or the mark I will go in, that is, I pay attention to the go in, that is, I pay attention to the right glass decline and also there is a stop-loss
[03:03] catch the movement and also due to speculators who will push the quote. In principle, there is nothing particularly complicated here, that is, in fact, due to the glass we can determine a good entry point and also understand when there will be a breakout
[03:17] when None of the activity during corrosion and so on, that is, we add our arsenal of a couple more factors that help us when trading, and the glass adds these factors, making our work easier. Although
[03:32] many people don’t understand why you can’t trade without it, it’s purely graphic there. I used to trade purely technically. And again, it’s all probability, however, with the glass, it’s also all probability. That
[03:44] 100% guarantee is nowhere to be found here, but it still shows much more information, and at this rate, you can catch some impulses, you can catch some movement and make money on it. And let me speed up this video a little, that
[03:58] is, exactly when I will enter a trade so as not to drag out a lot of time, and so on. Just according to the mechanics, what happens is impulses and so on, just so happens is impulses and so on, just so as not to waste a lot of time,
[04:15] that is, an impulse occurs, of course, it can roll in or go further, that is, it situation. You also need to look at the order book and so on. But thus, we already understand that we can catch an impulse on it, fix some part and then
[04:30] throw a stop-loss or something else and thereby simply drag out the deal without any, so to speak, chance of loss, and so on. This deal is already in zero for us in any case and we simply either sit out the profit or simply
[04:43] close at zero and thus, so to speak, we increase the chances of making money and so on. We also observe risk management, but we will talk about all this in the future. Here, I did not enter at the most favorable price, but nevertheless, the impulse
[04:57] went and in principle, here are the entire mechanics of the order book. You can also trade on a rebound. We will discuss everything about this in the future, that is, just understand that we have a level on which stop losses accumulate precisely due to the analysis of, so to speak, stops. There
[05:12] analysis of, so to speak, stops. There 's a sudden movement of losses, and when stop losses are triggered, either sales or purchases occur at the market sharply, and due to this surge, a good impulse occurs, that is, this is
[05:25] basically what the glass helps us with. Now I think I showed you at least a little something, told you that you understood the whole point. In fact, to learn everything here, you just need practice. Just download, throw in a couple of dollars there and
[05:40] practice, and thus you will be able to understand and assimilate, that is, in literally a week you will already be able to understand the mechanics and learn, that is why such a short video. If you liked it, write comments, also write what else to film, and
[05:54] maybe you don’t understand something, and so on. I will tell you everything in detail and I will tell you everything in detail and show