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THE WEEK IN THE MARKETSJuly 18, 2026
The week in the markets: July 13–17, 2026
The S&P closed at 7,457 (-1.6% on the week) and the Nasdaq -2.9% on a chip rout. Bitcoin lost $65,000. Ahead: Alphabet, Tesla and flash PMIs.
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Order Flow Trading: What It Is and How to Trade Reading the Flow of Orders
Order flow trading explained: how to read aggressive vs passive orders, footprint, delta and volume profile to see why price actually moves.
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THIS IS WHAT A FOOTPRINT LOOKS LIKE
Every cell is real executed volume: aggressive selling at the bid, aggressive buying at the ask. Imbalances flagged with the 300% diagonal rule. This is not theory: it is what we watch every session.
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