Qualitative Research Methods for Futures
It’s 3:00 AM. Your phone buzzes with a trade alert. You’re not watching the market, but your algorithm has just identified a key value area and entered ...
It’s 3:00 AM. Your phone buzzes with a trade alert. You’re not watching the market, but your algorithm has just identified a key value area and entered a position on the E-mini S&P 500 futures. This isn’t magic — it’s the power of qualitative research applied through Market Profile and Volume Profile Pro. Qualitative research is a method of gathering and analyzing non-numerical data to understand market behavior and trader psychology. It focuses on context and meaning rather than statistical patterns. In practice, this means looking beyond price charts to understand why markets move at specific times, revealing hidden imbalances that quantitative tools often miss. Qualitative research methods are particularly useful when traders want to understand the underlying reasons for market behavior rather than just numerical patterns. Market Profile is a tool that displays the volume traded at each price level over a specific time period, helping traders identify value areas and imbalances. It is used to understand market structure and potential turning points.