How to Use the Advanced Tick Analyzer (ATA)
It's 8:45 AM on a Tuesday. Your algorithm just flagged a strong hand entry at 4,250.50 on the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract, while you're still sippin...
It's 8:45 AM on a Tuesday. Your algorithm just flagged a strong hand entry at 4,250.50 on the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract, while you're still sipping coffee. You're not watching the screen—you're already in a trade. This isn't magic; it's the power of real-time Tape Reconstructor analysis with the Advanced Tick Analyzer (ATA). Advanced Tick Analyzer (ATA) is a real-time volume intelligence tool designed to help futures traders identify institutional interest and strong hands as they happen. Unlike traditional indicators, ATA combines tape reading with volume heat zones to reveal market dynamics invisible to standard charting. ATA is a multi-layered indicator that scans every tick and volume event on the chart to pinpoint moments of peak interest and price sensitivity. It's designed to highlight inflection points, volume surges, and psychological turning zones, giving traders both real-time alerts and historical context. Key fact: ATA provides percentile scores based on the past 365 days to assess how significant each market event is compared to historical context. Order Flow is the real-time analysis of buy and sell order activity at each price level.