Buyer vs Seller Pressure

Find out who's really winning each candle — buyers or sellers.

Volume tells you how much trading happened. This indicator goes further — it estimates who won. Every candle is broken down to calculate how much of its volume was driven by buying pressure versus selling pressure. The result is shown as a histogram for each bar, plus a running score that reveals which side has been accumulating dominance over the entire session.

──── What You're Looking At ────

Green histogram bars — buyers dominated that candle. More volume was transacted at the ask (buyers lifting offers) than at the bid.
Red histogram bars — sellers dominated that candle. More volume was transacted at the bid (sellers hitting bids).
Teal/cyan line (rising, above zero) — cumulative buying has dominated since the last reset. Buyers are in control overall.
Red line (falling, below zero) — cumulative selling has dominated. Sellers are in control overall.
Diamond dots — absorption signals (see below).

──── The Absorption Signal ────

The most powerful feature of this indicator is detecting absorption — moments where the price moved in one direction on the surface, but the actual volume pressure went the opposite way. This is often a sign that large participants were quietly working against the visible move:

Red diamond (top of panel) — the candle closed up, but sellers controlled more of the volume. Smart money may have been selling into the rally. Watch for the move to stall or reverse.
Green diamond (bottom of panel) — the candle closed down, but buyers controlled more of the volume. Smart money may have been buying the dip quietly. Watch for the move to stall or reverse.

──── How to Read It ────

Compare candle direction vs histogram color. A green candle with a green bar is genuine buying. A green candle with a red bar is a warning — the price went up but sellers were in control of the volume.
Watch the cumulative line direction relative to price. If price is rising but the cumulative line is flat or falling, buying pressure is not supporting the move. This is a divergence worth watching.
When the cumulative line crosses zero, the session has shifted from net-buying to net-selling (or vice versa) — a meaningful change in who is in control.
Cluster of absorption diamonds at a key level (support, resistance, fair value) signals that someone large is operating there. These are the highest-quality absorption signals.

──── Settings ────

Settings

CVD Reset Period — when to zero out the running total and start fresh:
- Session — resets daily. Best for intraday analysis.
- Week — resets every Monday.
- Month — resets at the start of each month.
- Never — accumulates continuously without resetting. Useful for spotting large structural shifts over weeks or months.
Show Per-Bar Delta Histogram — toggle the bar-by-bar buying vs selling columns.
Show Cumulative Delta Line — toggle the running session total line.
Show Intrabar Divergence Dots — toggle the absorption diamond markers.

Colors

Delta Bullish / Bearish — colors for the histogram bars (per-candle).
CVD Bullish / Bearish — colors for the cumulative line when it is above or below zero.

──── Alerts ────

CVD Crossed Above Zero — buying pressure is now dominant for the session
CVD Crossed Below Zero — selling pressure is now dominant for the session
Seller Absorption — price moved up but sellers dominated the volume
Buyer Absorption — price moved down but buyers dominated the volume

──── Tips ────

This indicator works best on intraday timeframes (1m–15m) with Session reset. The shorter the bar, the more meaningful individual delta readings become.
The most powerful signal this indicator produces is cumulative line divergence from price — price making a new session high while the cumulative line is falling. This is a classic distribution pattern used by institutional traders to identify hidden selling.
Do not act on absorption signals alone. Use them as confirmation when they appear at a key level — near the fair value line, at obvious support or resistance, or at a previous day's high or low.
Combine with Fair Value Zones: absorption signals that appear near the fair value line carry significantly more weight than those in the middle of a range.
Limitation to be aware of: Without direct access to exchange tick data, buying and selling volume is estimated from candle structure. The readings are a reliable guide and widely used by professional traders, but they are approximations rather than exact figures. Real tick-level data requires a specialist data provider.

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