In Bookmap, the point of control (POC) is the price where the most volume has traded in the session, shown in the session volume profile (SVP) column next to the order book. Bookmap’s pricing table lists a Point of Control indicator from the Global tier up.
Where today’s volume has actually traded, with the point of control. It’s the same profile logic I use on the chart (more in VWAP and volume profile), on the same screen as the flow. In my layout it’s number 8, beside the order book (7).
Which plan: the Point of Control indicator is included from Global. The session volume profile column is part of Bookmap itself. If you want a time-based profile, Bookmap’s Market Profile add-on is Global Plus, and free to try in replay or on delayed data.
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What does the session volume profile show?
A horizontal histogram of the volume traded at each price this session, on the right of the chart beside the order book. The longest bar is the point of control. In the crop above it’s 139 contracts at 7618.50.
It moves during the day: the POC is wherever the most volume has traded so far, so it can jump when another price overtakes it.
How I read the point of control on Bookmap
The POC is the price the market has agreed on most today. Price holding above it means the auction has moved up. Price back through it is the market changing its mind.
The useful part on Bookmap is what sits at the POC in the book. A POC with a wall on it is a magnet that might hold. A POC with nothing on it is a number on a histogram.
On a day when one of my VWAP levels and the POC sit a tick apart, I get two reasons for the same price. I like it when the market repeats itself. It saves me reading.
My screen and settings
Screenshot of my own layout and the settings I run are on the way; until then, the crop from my full layout above is the honest version.
Questions people ask
Which Bookmap plan includes the point of control?
Bookmap lists the Point of Control indicator from Global up. The session volume profile column itself is part of the software.
Is the point of control the same as Market Profile?
No. Volume profile counts contracts traded at each price. Market Profile counts time: a letter for each 30-minute period price spent there. Bookmap has both; the volume one is on my screen.
Does the POC move during the day?
Yes. It’s wherever the most volume has traded so far, so it can jump when a new price overtakes it.
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