{"id":6871,"date":"2021-02-05T17:11:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T14:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roboforex.com\/blog\/?p=6871"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:55:59","slug":"vsa-method-how-to-trade-volumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roboforex.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/05\/vsa-method-how-to-trade-volumes\/","title":{"rendered":"VSA Method: How to Trade Volumes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The VSA Method<\/strong> was designed in the 20th century by a successful stock market player Tom Williams<\/strong>. Initially, Williams wanted to study a trading strategy<\/a> called the Wycoff Method. However, later he got to know market mechanisms and the very methods so well that he improved the strategy and called it the VSA Method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In essence, this is a simplified Wycoff Method based on volumes, closing prices of bars, and spreads (in this case, under spread we mean the difference between the high and low of the bar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>How does the method work?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

VSA stands for Volume Spread Analysis<\/strong>. Theoretically, the market is always on one of the following stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n