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Volume Profile for IBM
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Inside value, upper half: distribution overhead
highPrice is in the upper value area but the profile is distribution-skewed: supply accumulation is concentrated near the bottom. Rallies toward VAH face thick overhead volume.
What will probably happen
- Price is inside the value area: mean-reversion toward the POC is the highest-probability short-term path; breakouts in either direction need strong volume.
- LVNs above and below mean fast travel is possible in either direction: directional conviction matters more than usual before committing.
- Nearest HVN cluster at $252.69. This is the strongest near-term magnet and expected resting zone after any fast move.
What to do
- If you HOLD this stock
- In the upper value area with distribution skew: overhead supply is heavy. Hold core position but don't add near VAH.
- If you TRADE this stock (no options)
- Longs from VAL and shorts from VAH: mean-reversion plays are highest probability within the value area. Don't chase breakouts until they hold the VAH on a close.
- If you trade OPTIONS
- Iron condor or strangle with strikes at VAH and VAL; the value area defines natural premium-selling boundaries. Avoid directional bets until profile shape shifts.
POC, VAH, VAL, and ≥2 HVN levels all populated.
Technical details
Technical analysis
- POC
- $231.91
- VAH
- $252.69
- VAL
- $220.73
- LVN risk
- Lvn both
- Lookback
- 60 days
- Acceptance
- Seller favored
- HVN levels
- $231.91, $230.32, $233.51, $252.69, $227.12
- LVN levels
- $223.92, $228.72, $255.88, $246.30, $243.10
- Price vs POC
- In value high
- Current price
- $247.13
Key levels
| Level | Value |
|---|---|
| poc | 231.914 |
| current price | 247.13 |
| value area low | 220.729 |
| value area high | 252.687 |
Caveats
- Volume profile is a context tool, not a timing signal: it tells you where price has 'agreed' on value, not when it will leave value next.
- LVNs above AND below mean fast travel is possible in either direction: directional conviction matters more than usual.