What is the Market Profile? The Market Profile is a unique charting tool that enables traders to observe the two-way auction process that drives all market movement—the ebb and flow of price over time — …

A Market Profile is an intra-day charting technique (price vertical, time/activity horizontal) devised by J. Peter Steidlmayer, a trader at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), ca 1959-1985. Steidlmayer was …

Market profile was introduced in 1985 by J. Peter Steidlmayer, a trader at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), as a part of a CBOT product. It provided a visual representation combining price and time …

Jan 21, 2026 · Market Profile helps traders identify market trends by visually representing the distribution of trading activity and price levels. By observing the shape of the market profile chart, traders can …

Jan 27, 2026 · Market Profile is a charting and trading methodology that organizes price and time data to display market structure visually, helping traders identify value areas, market balance, and high …

By plotting price, volume, and time together on one chart, the Market Profile approach provides a truer representation of the buying and selling actually happening in the market.

Dec 17, 2025 · By looking at a Market Profile chart, traders can see where the market has been over the day and develop trading plans accordingly. It helps find supply and demand levels and possible …

Dec 9, 2025 · Market Profile combines time, price, and trading activity into a single distribution, showing where value was accepted or rejected. This reveals underlying behaviour and intent, whereas …

Apr 1, 2026 · Market Profile is a charting method that organizes price and time data into a bell-curve distribution, revealing where the market spends the most time trading.

Mar 11, 2026 · Market profile is a way of organizing and displaying price data that shows you where the most trading activity occurred, not just where price went.