A Bid-Ask Imbalance is when traded volume is heavily skewed to the bid or the ask at a price level, showing aggressive one-sided activity.
How traders use it
- Stacked imbalances can mark strong support or resistance.
- They reveal where aggressors are hitting the market.
- Best read on a footprint chart.
See it in dtcharts
Study order flow and volume live in the dtcharts terminal with the order-flow and volume-profile tools.