Depth of Market (DOM)

Depth of Market (DOM)

The Advanced DOM (Depth of Market) in Deepchart provides a powerful, professional-grade interface for order execution, market depth analysis, and volume profiling.

This article explains how to open the Advanced DOM, understand its layout, and configure it for optimal trading use.


Opening the Advanced DOM

  1. Open the Deepchart platform and connect your data feed.

  2. Navigate to New → Book → ADV DOM.

  3. Select the desired instrument from your list of subscribed symbols.

  4. Click Select to open the Advanced DOM.

Example: ES (E-mini S&P 500).


Advanced DOM Layout

By default, the Advanced DOM displays multiple columns arranged from left to right:

  • P&L – Displays profit or loss per individual tick.

  • B – Buy order management column.

  • Bid – Placement of buy limit orders.

  • Price – Central price ladder.

  • Ask – Placement of sell orders.

  • S – Sell order management column.

  • VP – Daily Volume Profile.


Top Information Panel


At the top of the Advanced DOM, you can view:

  • Selected instrument

  • Connected broker

  • Active trading account

  • Open position quantity

  • Daily profit and loss (P&L)

Fundamentals Table


Located below the main header, this section displays:

  • Percentage change from the previous close

  • Change from the current session’s open

  • Total traded volume

  • Number of trades (for stocks)

  • Upper and lower suspension prices


Order Quantity and Trading Controls


At the bottom of the DOM:

  • Set the order quantity

  • Access classic trading buttons

  • Enable OCO (Order Cancels Order) strategies

OCO Strategies

OCO allows you to attach:

  • A take-profit limit order

  • A protective stop order

to a single entry order.

Use the gear icon (bottom right) to:

  • Create and save OCO strategies

  • Recall saved strategies from the dropdown menu


Order Types (A Menu)

The A menu allows you to select the order type:

  • Automatic

  • Limit

  • Market

  • Conditional

Automatic Mode Behavior

In Automatic mode, order type is determined by mouse position at specific price:

  • Right-click Bid → Buy Market

  • Right-click Ask → Sell Market

  • Left-click Bid

    • Below price → Buy Limit

    • Above price → Buy Stop

  • Left-click Ask

    • Above price → Sell Limit

    • Below price → Sell Stop


Managing Pending Orders

Pending orders can be managed directly from the DOM:

  • Left-click & drag → Move order

  • Right-click → Delete order

  • Double left-click → Modify quantity


Additional Columns and Market Data


To enable additional columns:

  1. Right-click on the column header row

  2. Select desired columns or auto-resize

Pull/Stack Columns

Show changes in resting liquidity:

  • B.PS

    • Green = quantity added

    • Red = quantity removed

  • A.PS

    • Color logic reversed

Trades Columns

  • BT – Volume sold at market

  • AT – Volume bought at market

Offers Columns

  • Display the number of individual orders at each bid and ask level



Profiles and Volume Configuration


Profiles can be added from the header row, including:

  • Volume

  • Delta

  • Bid / Ask

Volume Profile Types

  • Resettable Profile

    • Starts recording when enabled

    • Can be cleared using the eraser icon

  • Daily Profile

    • Displays data from the start of the trading session


Advanced DOM Customization


Click the gear icon (top left) to open Advanced DOM settings.

Customization Options

  • Enable / disable sections to simplify the DOM

  • Order Column Settings

    • Reorder columns

  • Chart DOM Settings

    • Customize text, colors, and background

    • Enable markers for:

      • High

      • Low

      • Open

      • Suspension levels

Full Depth DOM Support

The DOM supports displaying the full market depth available from your data provider. For traders who prefer a cleaner DOM layout, you can limit the number of displayed levels.

Location: DOM Settings >> Number of Levels Show

  • Set the value to 20 to display only 20 levels of market depth
  • Increase or decrease the value depending on your preference
  • Leave unrestricted to display the full depth available from your feed


Layout Templates (Model Section)

  • Save custom layouts

  • Load previously saved templates


Vertical Scale (Price Column)

Right-click inside the Price column to manage the vertical scale using auto-recognition mode:

  • Clicking near current price → Scrolls the view

  • Clicking near top or bottom → Expands or compresses the price scale


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