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Order imbalance

A marked excess of resting size on one side of the book relative to the other.

When the metric lies

The excess reads like the intention of a crowd, yet orders are pulled instantly and are sometimes posted for that very purpose. No conclusion about direction follows from the picture.

Also known as: book imbalance

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Moving average crossover
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