Trade bubbles

Trade bubbles surface the big prints - the trades that actually matter - as circles drawn on the chart, sized by notional and coloured by aggressor. Small noise fades away; a block that lifts the offer shows up as a fat green bubble exactly where it printed.

Where: Chart Options ▸ BubblesPanel: Chart

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Screenshot needed

id: order-flow-trade-bubbles

A chart with trade bubbles - large prints as sized circles over price, green buys and red sells

suggested 1280x720

Overview

Bubbles are aggregated per candle and scaled to the largest trade on screen, so the biggest bubble is the biggest print. Hover any bubble to read its size, side, and time.

How to use

1. Open Chart Options and switch on Bubbles, then set a minimum size so only the prints you care about show.

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   Screenshot needed

   id: order-flow-trade-bubbles-settings

   Bubbles settings - min size, mode (Total / Delta), opacity

   suggested 600x420

2. Hover a bubble for its details, and watch for clusters - a run of large same-side bubbles is aggressive size stepping in.

Settings

Option	Values	What it does
Min size	0–1.0	Hide prints below this share of the largest - cuts noise
Mode	Total / Delta	Sum of large trades, or net aggressor side per candle
Opacity	0–1.0	Blend the bubbles into the chart

Tip

Turn Min size up until only a handful of bubbles remain - those are the prints worth reacting to. Pair with the candle heatmap to see where in the bar they landed.

Related

• Candle heatmap - large-trade heat across the whole bar.
• Market tape & CVD - every print in sequence.