Mike Valtos – Orderflows 10 Week Summer Program 2025

Orderflows 10 Week Summer Program 2025 is a course by Mike Valtos on interpreting order flow in real time. Across ten weeks, it moves from the mechanics of market depth to trade setups, execution and position management.

Valtos brings nearly 30 years of institutional trading experience, including work at JP Morgan, Commerzbank and Cargill. The program presents an institutional perspective for retail traders who want to base their decisions on activity in the market.

Order flow skills covered in the program

• Read order flow data to see actual buying and selling in real-time
• Identify institutional activity and large orders that move markets
• Apply footprint chart analysis for spotting imbalances before moves
• Develop trade setups based on absorption, exhaustion, and trap patterns
• Implement professional execution techniques for entries and exits
• Master the order book reading methods used by institutional traders

Order flow and real-time market activity

Traditional technical analysis often uses historical price patterns and lagging indicators to examine where a market has been. Order flow analysis takes a different approach: it looks at current buying and selling activity as it takes place.

The program examines how this activity can reveal participation by banks and funds, as well as imbalances between buyers and sellers. It also discusses absorption patterns that can signal reversals and liquidity voids where price may move quickly.

Market breadth filters can be combined with order flow analysis to help identify market regimes. The focus throughout is on interpreting observable market activity rather than relying only on chart patterns.

Weeks 1–2: Order book fundamentals

The opening weeks establish a framework for reading order flow. They cover the order book, how market depth works and the dynamics of the bid and ask.

These fundamentals provide the basis for the later study of trading activity, chart interpretation and execution.

Weeks 3–4: Time and sales

The next part of the program turns to time and sales analysis. It considers the distinction between aggressive and passive orders and how those orders appear in market activity.

The lessons also address recognizing institutional participation as it happens, connecting the order book foundation to the flow of transactions.

Weeks 5–6: Footprint, volume and delta

Weeks five and six cover footprint chart interpretation, volume profile analysis and delta analysis. These tools offer different ways to examine trading activity and the balance between buyers and sellers.

The curriculum uses them to explore how imbalances can be identified before price moves.

Weeks 7–8: Order flow trade setups

The program then brings order flow concepts into specific trade setups. Topics include absorption and exhaustion, as well as initiative buying and selling.

Trap patterns are also covered, giving traders further patterns to study when interpreting activity around potential trades.

Weeks 9–10: Execution and position management

The final weeks address trade execution, position management and scaling strategies. They also focus on developing the discipline to trade what is visible in the market.

This section brings the earlier market-reading concepts into the practical decisions involved in entering, managing and exiting trades.

Who the program is for

The course is intended for futures day traders who want to work on timing and for experienced traders seeking more precise entries. It also suits dedicated learners prepared to spend ten weeks studying order flow and using trading software.

Participants should already understand basic trading concepts, how futures markets work and what it means to spend time watching markets. The program builds on that foundation rather than starting with introductory trading lessons.

The methods are discussed in the context of liquid futures markets and require active screen time. Traders working in forex or stocks would need to adapt the concepts, and software and data may involve additional costs.

Course materials and trading risk

The downloadable program includes videos and PDFs covering the order flow curriculum.

Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Orderflows 10 Week Summer Program cover?

The ten-week curriculum progresses from order book fundamentals and time and sales to footprint charts, volume profile, trade setups, execution and position management.

Who is the program designed for?

It is aimed at futures day traders and experienced traders interested in improving their market reading and entry precision. It involves active screen time and study over ten weeks.

Do I need trading experience before starting?

The program assumes basic trading knowledge, including an understanding of futures, how markets work and some previous screen time. It builds on those fundamentals rather than teaching them from scratch.

What materials are included in the download?

The downloadable course materials include videos and PDFs.

Can the concepts be used outside futures markets?

The program is presented in the context of liquid futures markets. Forex and stock traders would need to adapt the concepts to those markets.