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Volume Profile — the volume-by-price agent

MidasFlow agent hub · Updated June 11, 2026

The Volume Profile agent builds the volume-by-price map of the analyzed market: the Point of Control (POC), the value area holding ~70% of traded volume, and the high- and low-volume nodes around it. Its job in MidasFlow is to say which price levels matter because real money actually traded there — those levels feed the entry zones and TP/SL map in the consolidated report.

How Volume Profile works

A candle chart shows when trading happened; a volume profile shows where. Stacking traded volume by price level reveals the market's memory:

• POC — the most-traded price; the strongest magnet in the window.
• Value area (VAH/VAL) — the ~70% band around the POC. Acceptance inside means rotation; acceptance outside starts directional moves.
• HVN / LVN — dense nodes act as support/resistance, thin nodes as fast-travel zones.

How it is implemented in MidasFlow

Input: the traded-volume distribution of the analyzed market over the evaluation window. Output: POC, VAH/VAL and notable nodes, placed into the report's level map next to the SMC Trader zones — when an order block overlaps a high-volume node, both agents' weight in the consensus rises. The pump pipeline also uses value-area context: a breakout from value with rising volume reads very differently from a push inside it (see Volume & Flow).

The homepage card shows 84% — a backtest estimate, not audited live results.

TODO (owner): add one anonymized Volume Profile line from a real bot report.

Limitations

• The profile is backward-looking: it describes where money traded, not where it will.
• In fast markets the POC migrates; levels need rebuilding, not worship.
• Volume is venue-fragmented in crypto — a profile is only as good as the market data behind it.

FAQ

What is the difference between POC and VWAP?

POC is the single price with the most traded volume in the profile window; VWAP is the volume-weighted average price over time. POC marks the densest agreement zone, VWAP the running "fair" price — they often sit close but answer different questions.

Why is the value area exactly 70% of volume?

It is a market-profile convention (roughly one standard deviation around the POC). The exact percentage matters less than the idea: inside the area price is accepted, outside it the market is searching.

What is a "naked" POC?

A POC from a past session that price has not revisited yet. They behave like unfinished business — common magnet targets, which is why the level map flags untested high-volume zones.

Does Volume Profile work intraday on crypto?

Yes — crypto trades 24/7, so profiles are built on rolling windows rather than exchange sessions. Fast regime changes can migrate the POC quickly; the agent rebuilds the map on every analysis rather than caching old levels.

What do HVN and LVN mean for entries?

High-volume nodes act as support/resistance (heavy prior agreement), low-volume nodes as air pockets price slips through quickly. Entries near HVN edges with LVN ahead of you ride the path of least resistance.

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