DOM ladder

The DOM ladder is a tick-gridded view of the order book built for click-to-trade. Each row is a price tick (grouped by N), with bids on one side and asks on the other, plus resting quantity and cumulative depth. Click a price to work an order there, shift-click to take it at market, and right-click for a bracket dialog. Working orders, your position, and recent fills all sit on the same ladder.

Where: DOM panelExtras: CVD sparkline, whale walls

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The DOM ladder with bids and asks, working orders, a position marker, and the fills list

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Overview

Rows step by price tick, optionally grouping several ticks per row so a deep book fits on screen. Each side shows the size resting at that level and a running cumulative depth, so you can read where the walls and the thin spots are. A whale-wall highlight flags unusually large resting size, and a CVD sparkline tracks cumulative volume delta beside the ladder.

The ladder is also your order surface. Clicking places orders at the row you click; your working orders overlay on their price rows (click one to cancel), your live position is marked on the ladder, and recent fills list at the bottom. Use the wheel to scroll the ladder up and down through price.

How to use

1. Open the DOM panel and set the number of rows and the tick grouping to fit the book you’re trading.

2. Set your order size and pick a safety mode - Arm (confirm before submit) or 1-Click.

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   DOM controls: rows, grouping, size, safety, and bracket ticks

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3. Click a bid or ask to work a limit there; shift-click to take it at market; right-click for the bracket dialog.

4. Manage from the ladder: click a working order to cancel it, read your position marker, and scan the recent fills at the bottom. Wheel scrolls the ladder.

Click actions

Action	Result
Click a bid / ask	Place a limit order at that price
Shift-click	Place a market order
Right-click	Open the bracket dialog
Click a working order	Cancel it
Wheel	Scroll the ladder through price

Settings

Setting	Values	What it does
DOM rows	5–200	How many price rows to show
Tick grouping	Ticks per row	Compresses depth into wider rows
Order size	Size	Size used by click-to-trade
Safety	Arm / 1-Click	Confirm before submit, or fire immediately
Brackets	Stop ticks / target ticks	Auto-attach a stop and target in ticks
Entry type	Limit / Stop	Order type placed on click

Tip

Cumulative depth and whale-wall highlighting together show where the real liquidity sits - a highlighted wall that holds is a level worth trading against, one that pulls is liquidity leaving ahead of a move.

Caution

1-Click sends orders the instant you click - no confirmation. On a live panel that’s a real order every click; use Arm until the ladder’s click zones feel second nature.

Related

• Brackets & drag-to-set TP/SL - adjust the stop and target on the chart.
• The trade ticket - the form-based way to place orders.
• Managing positions & orders - the bottom-bar view of the same fills.