The problem

A standard candle hides who's actually trading.

OHLC tells you where price went — not whether buyers absorbed sellers, where the volume stacked, or who got trapped.

Same candle, different story

A green bar can be aggressive buying or sellers being absorbed. Without bid vs ask volume per price you're guessing at the one thing that matters.

You can't see where price agreed

Value area, point of control, single prints — the structure pros trade around is invisible on a line or candle chart. You react late to levels that were obvious on a profile.

Delayed, resampled data lies

Snapshot feeds blur the tape. By the time a stop-run or a large lot shows up, the move is already gone — you needed it tick-by-tick.

Built for order flow

See inside every candle — and read the structure around it.

Five core tools that turn raw tick data into a read on who's in control: footprint cells, cumulative delta, imbalance signals, market profile and volume profile.

01 · Footprint cells

Bid vs ask volume on every print.

Standard candles hide who's actually trading. Footprint cells split each bar into price levels and show buy / sell volume side-by-side — absorption, exhaustion and stop runs visible as they form.

✓ Per-level bid vs ask volume + delta inside every candle
✓ Imbalance highlights at 3:1 / 5:1 / custom thresholds
✓ POC line tracks the heaviest-traded price live

Footprint · NIFTY FUT · bar anatomy

BID · sellASK · buy

184224,330

55186

41312 ↙

398445

88201

9367

28931 ↘

Bar Δ +1,118

◆ POC heaviest-traded tick

✦ buy imbalance

Ask 312 ≥ 2× Bid 55 (diagonal)

✦ sell imbalance

Bid 289 ≥ 2× Ask 67 (diagonal)

02 · Cumulative delta (CVD)

Track institutional positioning live.

CVD sums net buying minus selling across the session. Divergence between price and CVD calls out distribution or accumulation hours before the index turns.

✓ Live cumulative delta across NIFTY, BANKNIFTY & all FNO futures
✓ Price ÷ CVD divergence — spot trapped buyers / sellers early
✓ Per-day reset for a clean intraday read across sessions

Cumulative delta · NIFTY FUT

Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) — running net of buyers minus sellers

03 · Imbalance & signals

The tape's tells, flagged automatically.

Reading imbalance by eye is slow and easy to miss. The chart marks diagonal buy/sell imbalances, stacked zones and the six classic footprint extreme patterns the moment they print.

✓ Diagonal buy & sell imbalances at your chosen ratio
✓ Stacked-imbalance zones flagged as support / resistance
✓ 6 extreme-pattern signals + delta-divergence (▲DIV / ▼DIV) tags

Imbalance & signals · auto-flagged

⚡ Stacked imbalance · 3:1

2238

4761

24138

28844

26331

5249

3440

3 consecutive sell
imbalances
→ S/R zone

Stacked zone flagged as resistance — aggressive sellers controlling each tick.

Footprint signals

P-shape b-shape Absorption Exhaustion ▼DIV ▲DIV

04 · Market Profile / TPO

Find where price agreed to trade.

Value area, point of control and single prints — the structure professional locals trade around is invisible on a candle chart. Auto-built TPO draws it live as the day forms.

✓ Composite + per-day TPO with letter/session lettering
✓ VAH / VAL / POC levels drawn live, with single-print excess
✓ Naked POCs from prior sessions flagged on the chart

Market Profile

05 · Volume Profile

The horizontal shape of conviction.

Where the volume stacked is where price will fight to return. Volume Profile builds a per-price histogram so high-volume nodes and thin air-pockets jump off the chart.

✓ Per-price volume histogram — high-volume nodes & low-volume gaps
✓ Value area + POC by traded volume, not just time
✓ Pair MP and VP together for accepted vs transacted price

Volume Profile · NIFTY FUT

06 · Make it your chart

Every overlay is a toggle.

POC, VWAP, imbalance threshold, EMAs, CPR & pivots, PDH/L, the view mode and TPO-vs-volume — flip what you want on, hide the rest. Daily, weekly or composite profiles in a click.

✓ Footprint view modes — Delta · DeltaBar · Bid/Ask · BarStats
✓ Imbalance % threshold, EMAs, VWAP, CPR, pivots, PDH/L
✓ Market Profile — TPO, Volume Profile, VAH/POC/VAL, daily/weekly/+5d

Settings

Straight off the tape

Real ticks, real structure — read it like a local on the floor.

A direct WebSocket feed, OI context and a full Time & Sales tape sit beside every chart, so the signal and the proof are one glance apart.

Live tick feed

Every print, the moment it happens.

Direct WebSocket from the exchange — sub-second latency on every tick, every level. No delay, no resampling, no second-guessing what the tape did. Large institutional-size lots are flagged as they cross.

✓ Tick-by-tick bid / ask trade aggregation into footprint cells
✓ Time & Sales tape with large-lot highlighting
✓ OI, buy-vol / sell-vol and bar delta read together in context

Time & Sales · live tape

🎞️ Time & Sales ● live · sub-second

TIMEPRICESIZESIDE

14:32:0724,316.575B

14:32:0724,316.0120S

14:32:0824,316.51,800B

14:32:0824,317.045B

14:32:0924,316.5210S

14:32:0924,317.088B

14:32:1024,316.02,450S

14:32:1024,316.560B

14:32:1124,316.0135S

14:32:1124,316.595B

14:32:1224,317.050B

14:32:1224,316.540S

Large institutional-size prints highlighted as they cross.

🧱

Absorption & exhaustion

Spot large limit orders soaking up market sells at support, or buyers drying up at resistance — the footprint shows it before price reacts.

🎯

COT High / Low

Commitment-of-traders high & low levels mark where aggressive size entered — natural fade and continuation references.

📐

VWAP & bands

Session VWAP with standard-deviation bands as a bias filter, layered over the footprint and profile.

🗂️

Multi-pane workspace

Stack NIFTY footprint, BANKNIFTY profile and sector futures — independent timeframes, one synced crosshair.

One subscription

The full order-flow desk — not a candle chart with a delta column.

Footprint, profile, cumulative delta, signals, the live tape and the structural levels pros trade around — all in one workspace.

Footprint & order flow

▦

Footprint Cells

Per-level bid vs ask volume inside every candle.

📊

Bar Delta (Δ)

Net buy − sell volume per bar, colour-coded.

📈

Cumulative Delta

CVD across the session with per-day reset.

🟢

Buy / Sell Volume

Aggressive buying vs selling split per level.

⚖️

Imbalance

Diagonal 3:1 / 5:1 buy & sell imbalance flags.

🧱

Stacked Imbalances

Consecutive imbalances → support / resistance zones.

🚩

Footprint Signals

6 extreme patterns at candle highs & lows.

↔️

Delta Divergence

▲DIV / ▼DIV when price and delta disagree.

Profile & structure

🗺️

Market Profile (TPO)

Letter-based time-at-price, per-day & composite.

▤

Volume Profile

Per-price volume histogram — HVN & LVN.

⭐

POC

Point of control — the heaviest-traded price.

📦

Value Area

VAH / VAL bounding the ~70% accepted range.

📍

Naked POC

Untested prior-session POCs flagged as magnets.

📏

Single Prints

Excess / rejection — thin one-letter zones.

🔷

Profile Shapes

P / b / D / balanced day-type recognition.

🎯

COT High / Low

Where aggressive size committed — fade levels.

Live data & workspace

📡

Live Tick Feed

Direct WebSocket, sub-second, no resampling.

🎞️

Time & Sales

Every print with large-lot highlighting.

🔵

Open Interest

OI read beside delta — covering vs real demand.

📐

VWAP & Bands

Session VWAP + std-dev bands as a bias filter.

🗂️

Multi-pane

Up to 4 synced panes, independent symbols.

🎚️

Tick / Timeframe

Custom tick-size & 1m → daily aggregation.

🌗

Themes & Layout

3-mode theme + saveable chart layouts.

📚

In-app Help

Full order-flow & profile docs built in.

Simple pricing

Start free. Upgrade only when the tape pays for it.

Every plan includes the full Footprint Charts app — footprint, profiles, CVD, signals & the live tape.

7-Day Pass

₹249/ 7 days

₹499

Full app for a day of access
Footprint, profiles & CVD
Live tick feed + Time & Sales

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Everything else you might ask.

Which instruments are covered?

NIFTY and BANKNIFTY plus FNO futures across NSE's NFO segment — index and stock futures — with footprint, market & volume profile and cumulative delta on each. Session-based indicators reset at 9:15 IST every day.

Do I need a broker account?

No. Footprint Charts is a data and analytics product — it reads live order flow off the exchange feed, it doesn't place orders. Your 7-day free trial unlocks the full app with nothing to connect.

What is a footprint chart?

A footprint chart splits each candle into price levels and shows the bid vs ask volume traded at each — so you see who traded (aggressive buyers or sellers), not just where price went.

What is CVD (cumulative delta)?

CVD is the running total of buying volume minus selling volume across the session; when it diverges from price it flags hidden accumulation or distribution before the turn.

How fresh is the data?

A direct WebSocket feed delivers ticks at sub-second latency — every print, every level, no resampling — so footprint cells, the Time & Sales tape and CVD update live during market hours.

Is there a free trial, and do I need a card?

Yes — 7 days of full access, no credit card required. Create an account and your first login activates the trial automatically.

Is this investment advice?

No. FNOTrader is a technology product, not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst. The footprint, profiles, signals and reports are decision-support data for informational and educational use only — not a recommendation to buy or sell. Please consult a SEBI-registered adviser before acting, and trade at your own discretion.

A standard candle hides who's actually trading.

Same candle, different story

You can't see where price agreed

Delayed, resampled data lies

See inside every candle — and read the structure around it.

Bid vs ask volume on every print.

Track institutional positioning live.

The tape's tells, flagged automatically.

Find where price agreed to trade.

The horizontal shape of conviction.

Every overlay is a toggle.

Real ticks, real structure — read it like a local on the floor.

Every print, the moment it happens.

Absorption & exhaustion

COT High / Low

VWAP & bands

Multi-pane workspace

The full order-flow desk — not a candle chart with a delta column.

Footprint Cells

Bar Delta (Δ)

Cumulative Delta

Buy / Sell Volume

Imbalance

Stacked Imbalances

Footprint Signals

Delta Divergence

Market Profile (TPO)

Volume Profile

POC

Value Area

Naked POC

Single Prints

Profile Shapes

COT High / Low

Live Tick Feed

Time & Sales

Open Interest

VWAP & Bands

Multi-pane

Tick / Timeframe

Themes & Layout

In-app Help

Start free. Upgrade only when the tape pays for it.

Everything else you might ask.

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