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Aspect measures any one of three critical VWAP elements —

1) Position: price distance from VWAP in standard deviations as a subgraph indicator

2) Slope: rate of change of VWAP to detect incrementally rising (or waning) directional aggression

3) Deviation Size: using VWAP standard deviation bands as a proxy for expected range, comparing current volatility to historical (‘typical’) volatility as a ratio

Aspect is all about confirmation — that ‘position’ is diverging from price, that slope is intensifying (or decaying), or that volatility is normal or abnormal.

DateVWAP gives traders the power to launch a volume-weighted average price and deviation bands from any user-input date. Anchor VWAPs to specific fixed dates and times (YYYYMMDD HHMM format) or, with the ‘DaysAgo’ setting, enable a recurring/rolling average that updates as new days elapse — for example, VWAP over the last five trading days.

This study allows traders to quickly gauge the average price since any date visible on the current chart, whether daily or intraday, with additional options to automatically identify — and launch VWAPs from — daily highs or lows. As such, multiple copies of this indicator can be layered on the same chart with distinct colorization for clarity.

Zach’s custom intraday VWAP study, including the standard average price and deviation bands along with color-coding to reflect the market’s current position and slope. As with the thinkorswim® VWAP, this can be applied to Day, Week or Month periods for ‘calendar resetting’ averages.

This is the backbone of our intraday strategy, as it reveals areas of support and resistance that would otherwise remain hidden and highlights them through custom colorization. As an essential visual reference point, this indicator creates the foundation for the primary trade setups we cover in our on-demand course.

Requiring no date input from the user, EventVWAP automatically launches custom-dated VWAPs from relevant events — earnings, options expiry, user-defined gaps, swing highs or lows, etc. — to detect longer-term thematic support and resistance. Works on both intraday and daily charts and includes user-specified thresholds for detection of launch events, such as the minimum gap % required to qualify.

This indicator alone is a massive enhancement for any long-term VWAP chartist and a significant time-saver (compared to entering dozens of inception dates by hand).

Just as the name implies, Dashboard contains several useful VWAP metrics like price in relation to VWAP (dollars, percent, and StDev) as well as automatic viable position sizing estimation. Each metric can be separately hidden according to preference and the position size calculator is customizable to fit your particular parameters of risk and reward.

Appearing in the upper left corner of the chart, Dashboard allows traders to quickly assess a chart’s specific volatility in the context of — and its position relative to — the day’s volume-weighted average price.

Four volume averaging methods in either absolute (raw data) or relative (easy comparison) format.

Day Cumulative compares current total volume to historical average total volume at the same time of day, similar to a volume ‘pace’ or ‘schedule’ indicator.

Specific Bar is an uncommon method for comparing any given bar to that same bar on prior (visible) days.

Rolling (user-definable) periodic average is a commonplace, X-bars-back comparison against current volume.

Dollar/Percent plots volume in either raw dollar form (the money transacted during a given candle) or percent-of-average-day’s-volume.

The code was originally written on ThinkOrSwim and is natively designed for this platform. Every indicator mentioned in the gallery below is available and accessible on ToS. Please note that the platform is free, and you do not need a funded account to access their real-time charting data.

For traders unable to use ThinkOrSwim due to country restrictions, we’ve been able to replicate some of the code on TradingView’s free charting software. VWAP Intraday, DateVWAP, and a limited version of VWAP Aspect are available. The strategy can still be successfully traded using this platform, but some of the features shown in the gallery below will be inaccessible.

On this 20 day, 5 minute chart of NFLX, note the blue visual highlighting when current volume is ahead of volume ‘pace’ (white line), with red highlighting applied to areas below average volume at any given time.

This daily chart of ROKU shows Event VWAPs anchored to its last four earnings announcements. Collectively, they served as key areas of both support and resistance even months after their initiation.

Color, width, and style are all completely customizable.

This VWAP initiated on 12/24/18 allows us to track the cumulative average price of SPY from a significant swing low, which served as crucial support on 6/3/19 in the midst of a deep pullback.

The addition of deviation bands can help provide additional context as we move farther away from the average, but these can also be removed in the study settings if you’d prefer to simplify.

Highlighted at the the bottom of the chart, Aspect showcases the shifting price action on BIDU and continually gauges its intensity. When used in conjunction with intraday signals it can bolster our conviction on most setups.

Located in the upper left corner, Dashboard allows us to quickly assess a chart’s volatility and its position relative to VWAP.

Each metric can be hidden if you’d prefer, and the position size calculator is customizable to fit your particular parameters of risk and reward.

VWAP Intraday is the backbone of our strategy, revealing areas of support and resistance on charts like MA that would otherwise remain hidden.

The dotted lines represent the +1 and -1 deviation bands, and the solid lines bordering them are customizable tolerance bands that can be either removed or widened to align with your preferred style.

Despite being mischaracterized by many traders as a one-dimensional indicator with limited functionality, VWAP offers immense value when used correctly. This guide explores the untapped potential of volume weighted average price that often goes unseen by discussing concepts like standard deviation bands, longer term VWAPs, slope, and more.

By diving deeper into VWAP than any other free resource, this guide dispels the common misconceptions and illuminates the significant role it plays in dictating market behavior. The Roadmap serves as a precursor to our on-demand video course, which extensively explores every concept discussed and more.

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The code was originally written on ThinkOrSwim and is natively designed for this platform. Every indicator mentioned in the gallery below is available and accessible on ToS. Please note that the platform is free, and you do not need a funded account to access their real-time charting data.

For traders unable to use ThinkOrSwim due to country restrictions, we’ve been able to replicate some of the code on TradingView’s free charting software. VWAP Intraday, DateVWAP, and a limited version of VWAP Aspect are available. The strategy can still be successfully traded using this platform, but some of the features shown in the gallery below will be inaccessible.

Intraday

Lesson 1: Intraday VWAP Indicators Overview + Applications
Lesson 2: Creating a Better Binary with VWAP
Lesson 3: VWAP Slope and Implications
Lesson 4: Standard Deviation Bands
Lesson 5: Zach’s Four Primary Trade Types
Lesson 6: Additional Intraday Price Patterns
Lesson 7: Trading in a Countertrend Environment
Lesson 8: Capitalizing on Transitional Phases

Multiday

Lesson 9: Multiday VWAP Philosophy
Lesson 10: Date VWAP Indicator Overview + Applications
Lesson 11: Event VWAP Indicator Overview + Applications
Lesson 12: Validating Multiday Anchor Points
Lesson 13: Prioritizing Intraday or Multiday VWAPs
Lesson 14: Adding Multiday Context to Intraday Trading

Trading Mechanics

Lesson 15: Developing a Trade Plan
Lesson 16: Evaluating Potential Trade Setups
Lesson 17: Risk & Trade Management

Trading Psychology

Lesson 18: Six Cylinders and the Cycle of Successful Trading
Lesson 19: Common Psychological Hurdles

Bonus

Lesson 20: Average Volume Indicator Overview
Lesson 21: ThinkOrSwim Grid Layouts
Lesson 22: Additional Q&A
Lesson 23: Intraday Trade Examples
Lesson 24: Multiday Trade Examples

VWAP On-Demand provides a comprehensive look at both volume-weighted average price and our unique strategy built around it. The package includes:

8+ hours of video instruction
Custom indicators for either ThinkOrSwim or TradingView
Chart gallery of historical trade setups
Ongoing access to our community chat room

Condensing over a decade of market insight from TheVWAP’s founder, Zach Hurwitz, our streamlined curriculum will enhance your understanding of VWAP and the dramatic impact it can have on your trading.

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Barring holidays or other extenuating circumstances, sessions will be held on Mondays and Thursdays at 4:30pm ET for four consecutive weeks. You’ll receive an email prior to your selected starting date that outlines the projected schedule for that particular month.

All sessions will be recorded and posted to a private gallery, and you’ll have the opportunity to submit questions in advance of Q&A sessions if you can’t attend.

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Be sure to check out our complementary video guide, where we discuss TheVWAP Roadmap and answer FAQs.

Intraday

Multiday

Trading Mechanics

Trading Psychology

Bonus