Where the depth shows resting intent, the tape shows what actually happened. Each print is a trade that crossed the spread, and the speed and size of those prints tell you whether one side is pressing or fading. It is the pulse under the price.
Speed is emotion
A burst of prints on the offer is buyers reaching; a slow drip is a market catching its breath. You are not reading numbers so much as reading urgency, one crossing at a time.
Absorption is a tell
When heavy prints hit a resting wall and price will not budge, someone large is soaking it up. Spot that early and you are ahead of the move instead of chasing it.
Pair it with the rungs
The tape and the ladder are two views of one story; together they say more than either alone.
From the tape to your account
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