<p id="isPasted">In the financial markets, Supply and Demand is the "primal force" that dictates price. Every other indicator—whether it's a Moving Average or an RSI—is simply a mathematical derivative of these two forces. </p><p>The logic of supply and demand doesn't just explain the past; it creates the future price action through the concept of Order Imbalance. </p><p><strong>1. The Logic of Imbalance</strong></p><p>Price moves because of an inequality between buyers and sellers. </p><ul><li>Demand > Supply: Price must rise to find more sellers (the future trend is Bullish).</li><li>Supply > Demand: Price must fall to find more buyers (the future trend is Bearish).</li><li>Supply = Demand: The market enters a "range" or consolidation, building energy for the next big move. </li></ul><p><strong>2. How it Predicts Future Trends</strong></p><p>Traders use Supply and Demand Zones to forecast where the trend will change or accelerate. </p><ul><li>Institutional "Footprints": Large banks and hedge funds cannot enter their massive positions all at once without moving the price. They leave "unfilled orders" at specific levels.</li><li>The Revisit: When price returns to a zone where a massive move previously started, it often triggers those "unfilled orders." This creates a pivot point that starts a new future trend.</li><li>Absorption: If price hits a Supply zone (resistance) multiple times, the "supply" is being "absorbed" or eaten away. Logic dictates that the more a level is tested, the weaker it becomes, leading to a future breakout. </li></ul><p><strong>3. Supply/Demand vs. Support/Resistance</strong></p><p>While they look similar, the logic is different:</p><ul><li>Support/Resistance is a line where price stopped in the past.</li><li>Supply/Demand Zones are areas where a major imbalance occurred.</li></ul><p>Example: If price drops 200 pips in 10 minutes, that origin point is a Supply Zone. The logic is that there are still thousands of sell orders waiting there, which will drop the price again if it ever returns. </p><p><strong>4. Identifying the Future Flow (The "Curve")</strong></p><p>To trade this for profit, you look at the Market Curve:</p><ul><li>Wholesale (Demand Zone): Price is "cheap" relative to its recent history. Logic suggests the future trend will be up.</li><li>Retail (Supply Zone): Price is "expensive." Logic suggests the future trend will be down. </li></ul><p><strong>Summary Table: The Logic of Change</strong></p><p><strong> Market Condition Logical Outcome Future Trend</strong></p><table data-animation-nesting="" data-sae="" style="border: none; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: auto; width: 652px; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(16, 18, 24); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" id="isPasted"><tbody><tr data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp=""></tr><tr data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp=""><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: 0.8px solid rgb(45, 47, 53); min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 16px 12px 0px;">Aggressive Buying</td><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: 0.8px solid rgb(45, 47, 53); min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 16px 12px 0px;">Demand exceeds available supply at current price.</td><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: 0.8px solid rgb(45, 47, 53); min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 0px;">Upward Trend</td></tr><tr data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp=""><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: 0.8px solid rgb(45, 47, 53); min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 16px 12px 0px;">Aggressive Selling</td><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: 0.8px solid rgb(45, 47, 53); min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 16px 12px 0px;">Supply overwhelms available buyers.</td><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: 0.8px solid rgb(45, 47, 53); min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 0px;">Downward Trend</td></tr><tr data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp=""><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: 0.8px solid rgb(45, 47, 53); min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 16px 12px 0px;">Zone Test (1st Time)</td><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: 0.8px solid rgb(45, 47, 53); min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 16px 12px 0px;">High probability of "unfilled orders" being hit.</td><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: 0.8px solid rgb(45, 47, 53); min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 0px;">Trend Reversal</td></tr><tr data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp=""><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: none; min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 16px 12px 0px;">Zone Test (4th Time+)</td><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: none; min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 16px 12px 0px;">Orders are exhausted (Liquidity is gone).</td><td colspan="undefined" data-complete="true" data-sfc-cp="" style="border-bottom: none; min-width: 4em; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(230, 232, 240); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 12px 0px;">Trend Breakout</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p id="isPasted">In the financial markets, Supply and Demand is the "primal force" that dictates price. Every other indicator—whether it's a Moving Average or an RSI—is simply a mathematical derivative of these two forces. </p><p>The logic of supply and demand doesn't just explain the past; it creates the future price action through the concept of Order Imbalance. </p><p><strong>1. The Logic of Imbalance</strong></p><p>Price moves because of an inequality between buyers and sellers. </p><ul><li>Demand > Supply: Price must rise to find more sellers (the future trend is Bullish).</li><li>Supply > Demand: Price must fall to find more buyers (the future trend is Bearish). …</li></ul>