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Open In Range (الافتتاح داخل النطاق)

A normal open inside prior value, with full respect of the VAH and VAL levels through the session — the most frequent of the five scenarios (60-70% of days).

Theoretical foundation: Auction Market Theory (AMT)

The market is a continuous auction between buyers and sellers, always searching for "Fair Value." From this principle come the concepts of Balance, Imbalance, the Value Area, and the Point of Control (POC) — and this scenario is the purest expression of "Balance."

Beginner-friendly explanation

In this scenario price opens naturally inside yesterday's value area and spends the whole session rotating between its upper edge (VAH) and lower edge (VAL) without decisively breaking either. Liquidity keeps swapping control between buyers and sellers around the point of control (POC), which makes this the most frequent of the five scenarios — occurring on 60 to 70% of days.

بالعربية: يفتتح السعر بشكل طبيعي داخل منطقة القيمة، ويتأرجح طوال الجلسة بين VAH وVAL دون اختراق حاسم لأي منهما، والسيولة تتبادل السيطرة حول نقطة التحكم POC. يحدث هذا في 60-70% من الأيام.

Reading the scenario on the chart

Open In Range scenario 4 — repeated rotation between the upper VAH level and lower VAL level around the point of control (POC) inside prior value
A normal open inside prior value, repeated respect of the levels through the session, and liquidity swinging between buyers and sellers.
Balance state
Balance — ideal balance
Recurrence
60–70% of days

Action plan and tactical decision

Tactical action plan

A normal open inside prior value.

Repeated respect of the levels through the session.

Liquidity swinging between buyers and sellers.

Tactical decision

Sell at VAH, buy at VAL, and take profit at POC.

One learning reference

Primer: Auction Market Theory & Market Profile — TopstepA free explainer of AMT and Market Profile fundamentals from a well-known futures-trading education platform.

Risk warning

Next step
Open Action Out of Range
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