Module 2 · Footprint Display Types
Volume Footprint & Volume Profile
Ignore aggressor direction to map where business actually happened.
In this lesson you'll
- Read a volume-mode footprint (total volume per level)
- Understand high-volume nodes (HVN) and low-volume nodes (LVN)
- See how stacking volume across a session builds a Volume Profile
The Volume footprint shows total volume traded at each price (bid + ask), without splitting by aggressor. It deliberately drops the “who” to answer one clean question: where did the most contracts change hands?
When you aggregate volume-at-price across a whole session (instead of one bar), you get the Volume Profile — a horizontal histogram drawn beside price. The widest row is the session POC; the cluster of high rows is the value zone; the thin rows are LVNs.
Key takeaways
- Volume footprint = total volume per level, ignoring aggressor direction.
- HVN = acceptance/agreement (support/resistance, magnet); LVN = rejection (price moves through fast).
- Aggregating volume-at-price over a session gives the Volume Profile, whose peak is the POC.
- Profile = the map (where); footprint = the flow (how it behaves there).
Check your understanding
Pick an answer to reveal instant feedback. Answer every question to complete the lesson.
Why that's off: That describes a low-volume node (LVN), the opposite.
Why that's off: HVNs are meaningful structure, not noise.
Why that's off: The session high is often a low-volume extreme, not the HVN.
An HVN is a price where lots of business was done — an area of acceptance. Such zones tend to act as support/resistance and behave like magnets that price revisits.
Why that's off: No footprint mode shows resting orders — that's the order book.
Why that's off: All modes render the same underlying tick data.
Why that's off: It works on any timeframe.
Volume mode sums bid + ask into one total per level, intentionally discarding the aggressor split to highlight where the most volume traded (HVN/LVN). Same data, different question.
Educational content only. Nothing here is financial or trading advice. Order-flow and options patterns shift probabilities; they never guarantee outcomes.