What is Significance of delta negative count at lift time high

In order flow trading, DELTA represents the difference between the number of aggressive buyers and aggressive sellers during a specific time period. It is a key metric used to analyze the strength or weakness of market participants and helps traders assess buying and selling pressure.

Here's a breakdown:

1. Aggressive Buyers: Traders who are willing to buy at the ask price (the price sellers are asking for).
2. Aggressive Sellers: Traders who are willing to sell at the bid price (the price buyers are offering).

How Delta is Calculated:
- Delta = (Aggressive Buy Volume) - (Aggressive Sell Volume)

- Positive Delta: Occurs when there are more aggressive buyers than aggressive sellers. It suggests strong buying pressure, potentially indicating a rising market.
- Negative Delta: Occurs when there are more aggressive sellers than aggressive buyers. It indicates selling pressure, which could suggest a falling market.

Types of Delta in Order Flow:
1.Cumulative Delta: Tracks the running total of the delta over a certain period (e.g., throughout a trading session or a chart’s timeframe). It shows the net flow of buy and sell orders and can help identify whether the market is controlled by buyers or sellers over time.

2. Delta Per Bar: Shows the delta for each individual bar or candle, useful for analyzing immediate buying or selling pressure within a smaller timeframe.

Importance of Delta in Trading:
-Trend Identification : Positive delta in a rising market suggests strong buyers, confirming an uptrend. Negative delta in a falling market shows selling strength, confirming a downtrend.
- **Divergence**: Delta divergence occurs when price moves in one direction, but delta suggests the opposite (e.g., price goes up, but delta shows negative values). This can be an early sign of a potential reversal.

Reversals and Exhaustion : Sharp changes in delta, such as a large increase or decrease, can indicate that a market is exhausted and about to reverse.

Delta is primarily used in futures, options, and other exchange-traded markets where the order flow and volume data are available.
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