Look inside the candle: How to see real volume, aggressive buyers, and institutional orderflow. A standard candlestick chart only shows you the result of a price movement (Open, High, Low, Close). The DRX OrderFlux opens up the candle and reveals the engine driving the market: the exact traded volume at every single price level, split by buyers and sellers.
Instead of guessing why a price reversed at a specific level, OrderFlux provides hard data. By separating the volume into Bid (aggressive sellers) and Ask (aggressive buyers), you can immediately see who is in control. The result is a detailed footprint chart that highlights imbalances, volume clusters, and real-time delta.
Main overview: Standard Candle vs. Footprint Candle
four central concepts
Bid x Ask Volume Inside the candle, the left column represents the Bid (Market Sell Orders) and the right column represents the Ask (Market Buy Orders). You read them diagonally to see if buyers or sellers overwhelmed the other side at a specific price. | Imbalances Highlighted numbers indicating an aggressive imbalance (e.g., 300% more buy volume than sell volume diagonally). Stacked imbalances show a zone of extreme buying or selling pressure, often acting as future support/resistance. |
Point of Control (POC) The thick outlined box inside every candle. This marks the exact price level where the highest volume was traded within that specific candle. The closing price relative to the POC reveals who won the battle. | Delta & Cumulative Delta Delta is the net difference between aggressive buyers and sellers (Ask volume minus Bid volume). A strong positive delta at a support level signals heavy buying interest. Cumulative Delta shows the overall trend of the orderflow for the day. |
Zoom on Imbalances and Candle POC
How to navigate DRX OrderFlux?
The indicator is designed for speed and efficiency. You don't need to constantly open the MT5 settings menu. All crucial functions can be controlled directly via the on-screen Command Center and keyboard shortcuts.
The Command Center
Press [ C ] to open or close the Command Center on the left side of your screen. From here, you can easily toggle all core visual elements with a single click:
- Core Visuals: Toggle Footprint Mode, Ghost Numbers, Imbalance Zones, Underframe, and the Vol Bubble.
- Panels: Show or hide the HUD Panel, Session Chart, Flow Tape, and the Analysis Tab.
Keyboard Controls
For lightning-fast adjustments while analyzing the chart, use these dedicated shortcuts:
- [ + ] / [ - ] : Wider / narrower bars
- [ < ] / [ > ] : Scroll through history
- [ Home ] : Jump to the latest bar
- [ H ] : Toggle side panels
- [ B ] : Toggle bottom panel
- [ V ] : Toggle vol bubble
- [ R ] : Reset / Auto-fit chart
- [ 1 ] to [ 9 ] : Instantly switch between different footprint styles
Screenshot showing the Command Center and Keyboard Controls in action
Footprint charts require accurate tick data or real volume data from your broker to calculate Bid/Ask accurately. Ensure your MT5 broker provides high-quality data feeds to utilize the full potential of this institutional tool.
Technical specifications
| parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| platform | MetaTrader 5 |
| Core Features | Bid/Ask Profile, Imbalances, Candle POC, Delta Profiling |
| Delta Dashboard | Total Vol, Net Delta, Min/Max Delta, Cum. Delta |
| Imbalance Calculation | Diagonal comparison (customizable multiplier, default 300%) |
| UI Navigation | Interactive on-chart buttons for rapid adjustment |
| Recommended Markets | Indices (Nasdaq, US30), Gold, Major Forex Pairs |
Classification within the framework of trading strategy
The OrderFlux is the ultimate confirmation tool. It does not replace your higher timeframe analysis (like TPO or Support/Resistance). A classic example: The price drops into your predefined daily support zone. Instead of guessing if it will hold, you look at the Footprint.
If you see massive negative delta, but the price stops falling, and the POC forms at the very bottom of the candle, you are witnessing absorption. When the next candle opens with an aggressive Buy Imbalance, you execute the trade with extreme precision and a very tight stop loss below the volume cluster.
This tool is not an automated EA. It provides professional insights for the discretionary trader who wants to see the exact mechanics behind price movements.
Practical Trade Example: Entry confirmed by Orderflow at Support
DRX OrderFlux Footprint
Available on the MQL5 Marketplace. For the ultimate market overview, combine this Footprint chart with the DRX Market Profile Master v4.
