Value Area in Market Profile

The Value Area is the heart of a Market Profile chart—it represents the price range where approximately 70% of trading activity took place during a session. It tells you where the market found “fair value” and, more importantly, where buyers and sellers agreed the most. This area often becomes a magnet for price or a barrier that repels it.

At Vtrender, we treat the Value Area as more than just a zone. It becomes the foundation for intraday structure: is price accepting value, exploring outside of it, or rejecting it? When the market opens outside the Value Area and moves back in, it often signals a lack of conviction and potential for rotation. On the flip side, clean rejection from the area can set up powerful trend moves.

The three components of the Value Area are:

• Value Area High (VAH) – upper edge of fair value
• Value Area Low (VAL) – lower edge of fair value
• Point of Control (POC) – the most traded price within that area

Intraday traders use these levels to frame entry and exit decisions. They help avoid low-probability trades by respecting where the market is balanced—and where it is not. When combined with Orderflow signals like IB/IS and volume clusters, the Value Area becomes a high-conviction tool.

Explore these key resources to deepen your understanding:

• Market Profile Concepts: Value Area 101
  Learn how VAH/VAL act as magnets, traps, or springboards.
  👉 https://vtrender.com/posts/what-is-the-market-profile

• Glossary: Value Area Definitions
  Quick reference for VAH, VAL, and how they shift daily.
  👉 https://vtrender.com/glossary

• Live Charts: Value Area Levels in Action
  See Value Area evolve in real time on Nifty and BankNifty.
  👉 https://charts.vtrender.com

• VMR VLD Program Live analysis and setups around Value Area behavior.
  👉 https://vtrender.com/live-desk

• Forum: Trade Reviews Using Value Area
  Recaps of trades that respected or violated value zones.
  👉 https://vtrender.com/forum-blog

Learn more at charts.vtrender.com.