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Research method

Tape reading

Tape reading is a canonical archive-taxonomy method; this registry entry defines its inputs, output and use boundary.

Output
Signal
Input
OHLC price structure and chart scale
Horizon
From intraday to several weeks
Best use
Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.
Conceptual

Registry evidence level: conceptual. This is a navigation record, not a performance claim.

  • Input: OHLC price structure and chart scale.
  • Output: signal.
  • Use boundary: Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.
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How the method is built, and where it has been read

Depends on

Read in the archive21 readings

1986Open outcry hand signals as order routingOrder types and routing1989Finishing a market order in a first index-pit sessionOrder types and routing2001Ticket charges, internalization, and hidden size on the tapeLiquidity and costs2003Opening auction indications, premium and print sizeAuction and volume2003Listed open order routing and the short-sale tapeOrder types and routing2003Opening indication, one-sided envelope, and the sector tape checkAuction and volume2003Opening auction fills and the post-print tapeAuction and volume2004Specialist prints, opening exits and live tape filtersOrder types and routing2005Tape flips versus idle capital: a process critiqueDecision process2005A tape-reading case study of support, resistance, and breakout confirmationAuction and volume2005Read the tape, name the liquidity job, then route for priceLiquidity and costs2006Fill entitlement, hybrid routing, and pairs sequencingOrder types and routing2006Alerts over resting stops, with tape-reading at the exitOrder types and routing2006When crowd levels diverge from Fibonacci supportWaves and ratios2007Fair value, open prints, and sweep fadesLiquidity and costs2008Perfect prints before the chartOrder types and routing2008Hidden size, tape delay, and pairs shorts belong in the trade ruleOrder types and routing2010Inside the spread: why OHLC bars hide the buy-sell shiftOrder types and routing2010Specialist pair books sized for dividends and tapeIntermarket and spreads2016Tape reading as judgment under distractionTrend and channels2018Tape-reading breakouts with increment stopsAuction and volume
This registry entry describes a research method. It is not investment advice and does not make a performance claim.