Most users and readers that see or use Mr. Top Step’s Market Imbalance Meter what we call the “MiM” tend to use it near the open and the close. However, it can also be used for playing a month-end rotation.
Generally, the MiM is used for finding the overall market’s daily imbalance. That is, which way the orders are leaning as we near the close. Is the market “big to sell?” Will there be “a big flip to buy in the final 10 minutes?”
The MiM was an important tool for traders just a few weeks ago. While Mr. Top Step’s Danny Riley called out the bottom in the ES within two minutes and two points, the MiM helped confirm the move he was looking for; it provided the confidence bulls needed to press their longs into the close.