Glossary · D
What is Developing profile?
A volume profile (and its POC, VAH and VAL) as it stands at a given moment during the session, before the session is complete. Using the final profile during the day is look-ahead bias.
In context
3. Today's levels are unstable. A dVAH at 09:00 can be several dollars away from the final VAH. That is why fixed reference levels usually come from previous final profiles (yesterday, last week), while today's developing profile is used to read how value is being built.
Learn it in depth
- Chapter 5: Volume Profile I: Building and Reading a Profile
- Chapter 12: Honest Research: Testing Ideas Without Fooling Yourself
Related terms
Look-ahead biasPOC (Point of Control)Value area (VA, VAH, VAL)
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