Volume Spread Analysis

About technical analysis and why it is important to look at technical analysis from the Supply/Demand point of view.

About Smart Money and their role in supply-demand balance. About Bullish and bearish pressure created by the Smart Money and about moving forces behind a price trend.

About Spread - price spread and how it helps us in Volume Spread Analysis to understand the bullish and bearish pressure. What it shows us and what we do not know.

About Volume and its role in analysis. Understanding volume surges and how volume surges could signal about possible changes in a price trend direction.

More about volume technical analysis and what information is delivered by trading volume - how to look at volume to understand changes in Supply and Demand.

An introduction into Volume Spread Analysis and about the main principles and main rules used Volume Spread Analysis.

Discussion abut trend's phases - support, up-trend, resistance and down-trend from the prospective of VSA - main price and volume characteristics of each trend cycle.

Some terminology required to understand the further articles in the Volume Spread Analysis tutorial. Some of the terms could sound obvious, still it is recommended to go through it to avoid a confusion.

Description of the Smart Money actions behind Accumulation and Distribution. Mechanics used to acquire or dump big quantity of shares by strong traders.

About main rules lying in the core of the VSA. What you need to know to analyze volume-price behavior properly from the Supply-Demand balance point of view.

Here you will find samples of possible volume-price action after a SOS (Sign of Strength) signal was generated. While it does not covers all cases, interpretation of the next after SOS bar could either confirm or dismiss a reversal.

See on examples how to evaluate the volume-price action right after SOW (Sign of Weakness) signal was generated. by translating volume-price activity you see the most probable future trend development.

About Buying and Selling Climax chart patterns which reveal strong increase in bearish and bullish pressure respectfully - signs of a coming strong reversal.

Description of he Upthrust bar and explanation of the Smart Money actions behind it. Abut why it is considered as a sign of weakness and what does it tell us about future trend development.

About The Downthrust chart patters and Signal of Strength (SOS) it represents. See how it looks like and what trend changes could follow it.

The description of the Accelerating Up and Accelerating Down (Accelerating Bullish/Bearish) stock chart patterns. These are the volume-price chart patterns where strong Bullish/Bearish momentum is witnessed. See how to recognize these patterns and what to expect after.