70% of session volume lives between VAH and VAL.
The Value Area is defined by expanding outward from the POC until 70% of total session volume is included. The Value Area High (VAH) and Value Area Low (VAL) become key dynamic levels. Price outside the value area is "unfair" and statistically reverts; price inside the value area is "fair" and tends to rotate.
In the ICT framework, Value Area (VAH / VAL) is produced by these upstream concepts:
Understanding Value Area (VAH / VAL) is essential because it feeds into:
Open the Volume Profile (VPVR) interactive module — see Value Area (VAH / VAL) on a real chart with step-by-step annotations.
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