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Initial Balance Breakout Trading Strategy
The Initial Balance (IB) is the range formed in the first hour of trading. Breakouts from the IB often define the day type and directional bias.
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The Initial Balance (IB) is the range formed in the first hour of trading. Breakouts from the IB often define the day type and directional bias.
The Initial Balance (first 60 minutes of the US cash session) defines the day's early range. When price breaks out of IB but fails to hold, it signals responsive sellers (IB high) …
A 'poor high' is a market profile high formed by only 1-2 single prints, indicating the upper extreme was not auction-accepted. These unfinished highs typically get revisited and s…