{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures","provider_url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog","author_name":"Optimus Futures","author_url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Footprint Chart Absorption vs Exhaustion Explained #futurestrading","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"woafcMLCPu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/footprint-chart-absorption-vs-exhaustion-explained-futurestrading\/\">Footprint Chart Absorption vs Exhaustion Explained #futurestrading<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/footprint-chart-absorption-vs-exhaustion-explained-futurestrading\/embed\/#?secret=woafcMLCPu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Footprint Chart Absorption vs Exhaustion Explained #futurestrading&#8221; &#8212; The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures\" data-secret=\"woafcMLCPu\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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Absorption on a footprint chart is a stack of volume at one price, showing you exactly where the order flow is grinding to a halt. This video shows what that looks like in Optimus Flow (powered by Quantower), how to set your chart up to see it, and the honest limits of what it can tell you. Understand what absorption actually is and why every trade needs two sides.  - Set up a footprint chart in Optimus Flow with sell\/buy volume and delta. - Read bid volume, offer volume, and delta on the footprint to spot order flow anomalies. - Identify a real example of bid absorption on the E-mini S&amp;P (ES) using the time statistics toolbar. - Learn the critical difference between absorption and exhaustion using delta. - Understand the limits of the order book and why absorption is a read, not a guarantee. Chapters: 0:00 What absorption is 0:32 How absorption works 1:14 Set up the footprint chart in Optimus Flow 2:14 Reading the footprint: bid, offer and delta 3:15 A real example of bid absorption 4:43 Marking the area on your chart 5:33 Why it is worth marking 6:21 Absorption vs exhaustion 7:09 The limits: what the order book can't tell you 7:52 Recap Optimus Flow is powered by Quantower and is free for Optimus Futures clients with a funded account, with no separate platform fee.  Want to learn more about Optimus Futures? Visit our website: https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/ Free Demo: https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/OptimusFlow.php Learn to Trade Futures: https:\/\/learn.optimusfutures.com Our commissions, margins, and pricing: https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/Futures-Trading-Pricing.php Open an account with us today! https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/Futures-Commodities-Trading-Account.php Please don't forget to like the video, comment, and subscribe! THANKS FOR WATCHING! 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