The single price level with the most volume traded.
The Point of Control is the price level with the highest volume bar in the profile. It acts as a gravity center — price tends to return and "test" the POC repeatedly. A POC that has never been retested from the other side is called a "virgin POC" and is considered a high-probability magnet.
In the ICT framework, Point of Control (POC) is produced by these upstream concepts:
Understanding Point of Control (POC) is essential because it feeds into:
Open the Volume Profile (VPVR) interactive module — see Point of Control (POC) on a real chart with step-by-step annotations.
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