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What is the Market Delta calculation and how does it isolate individual candlestick buyer/seller dominance?
By Easy Money Scanner · Educational reference · Not investment advice
The short answer
Market Delta is the net difference between aggressive buy volume and aggressive sell volume within a single candlestick, isolating which side dominated that bar's trading.
How it works
A positive delta shows more market buying hit the ask than selling hit the bid during that bar, used alongside price action to assess conviction behind a candle's move.
An example
Delta of +450 means net buy-side aggression.
Risk & limitations
Delta reflects aggressor volume only, not total participation.
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