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J. Peter Steidlmayer and Market Profile: the market as continuous auction, POC, Value Area, and reading equilibrium vs imbalance.

Section dedicated to J. Peter Steidlmayer (b. 1938): the market as a two-way auction seeking maximum trade facilitation — organized with Market Profile, POC, and Value Area.

Menu → Encyclopedia → Volume analysis — A 19-step Steidlmayer path spanning concepts, methodologies and a case study. Editorial status and evidence level are declared on each entry. Prerequisites: Order book, Trading volume. For classic supply/demand → Wyckoff tradition.

Sources: Steidlmayer, Markets and Market Logic (1986); CBOT Market Profile (1984–85); Jim Dalton — Auction Market Theory. Raw: raw/sources/steidlmayer/.


Start here — full path (18 entries + 1 case)

Recommended order — Follow all 19 steps in sequence; each entry has Next / Previous path links.

# Entry What you learn
1 Auction, price vs value, Market Profile
2 The market as continuous auction
3 Two fundamental operating states
4 Where the market accepts value
5 First 60 minutes as daily filter
6 Normal, Normal Variation, Trend and Neutral Day; P/b shapes are later descriptions
7 MML ch. 1 — data vs interpretation
8 MML ch. 2 — auction logic
9 MML ch. 6 — letters and profile
10 CBOT Part I — who moves the market
11 CBOT Part I — extensions beyond IB
12 CBOT Part IV — leaving value
13 MML ch. 6 — dominant concern
14 CBOT Part V — information gaps
15 CBOT Part VI — institutional flow
16 CBOT Part IV–V — guiding price
17 CBOT Part VI — hedger vs speculator
18 MML ch. 14 — operational game plan
19 CBOT Part V — full case study

Biography: J. Peter Steidlmayer. Full studio index: raw/patrimonio-emiciclo/studio-steidlmayer/00-INDICE-STUDIO.md · Figures: media/steidlmayer/


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Concept Entry
Market Profile
Volume Profile
POC / Value Area
Day types

Path status

Phase Status
19-step path in IT+EN+ES structural coverage complete; status and evidence are declared per entry
PDF + extracts + 21 studio sheets ✅ ingest-reviewed
TPO / profile figures MML + CBOT (15 scans + 5 SVG) ✅ 2026-07-11

Sources

  • J. Peter Steidlmayer and Kevin Koy, Markets and Market Logic, 1986.
  • Chicago Board of Trade, Market Profile Home Study Guide.
  • James F. Dalton, Eric T. Jones and Robert B. Dalton, Mind Over Markets,