A breakout on falling OI is an exit, not an entry
Price breaks the high on strong green delta. It looks like fresh buying, so you buy the break.
The bar is classed Short covering — price up, OI down. Trapped shorts are leaving; nobody new is buying. The move dies where the last short gets out.
- Order Flow Delta × ΔOI quadrant prints SC under the bar
- Market Profile Session reads short covering, OI-POC does not rise with price





