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ChartsPod Footprint Volume View: Settings to Check Before Your First Analysis

A volume footprint shows total traded volume at each price inside each candle. It's the simplest view and the easiest to misread when rows or units change.

By ChartsPod Editorial Team · Reviewed by ChartsPod Research
Published · Updated · 5 min read

Short answer

A volume-view footprint shows total volume traded at each price row within each candle, without splitting buyers and sellers. Before analysis, check the venue and contract, row size in ticks, the volume unit (contracts, coins or quote value), whether the highest-volume row per candle is highlighted, and that the live candle is unfinished. Use it to see where trading concentrated inside candles; switch to bid×ask or delta views to see who was aggressive.

What it shows

ElementMeaning
RowFixed price bucket
NumberTotal volume traded there
Highlighted rowCandle's highest-volume price (candle POC)
Colour intensityRelative volume (scale-dependent)
Illustrative volume by row in one candle (BTC)Illustrative volume by row in one candle (BTC): 60,040 12 BTC; 60,020 48 BTC; 60,000 31 BTC; 59,980 9 BTC.ILLUSTRATIVE VOLUME BY ROW IN ONE CANDLE (BTC)60,04012 BTC60,02048 BTC60,00031 BTC59,9809 BTC
Volume concentrated at 60,020. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Settings to check

Footprint Volume View checksFootprint Volume View checks: Venue and contract; Row size in ticks; Volume unit; Candle POC highlight; Colour scale reference; Live candle unfinished.FOOTPRINT VOLUME VIEW CHECKSVenue and contractRow size in ticksVolume unitCandle POC highlightColour scale referenceLive candle unfinished
Record these footprint volume view settings with any screenshot. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Worked example

Illustrative: a 5-minute candle with $20 rows shows 48 BTC at 60,020 and under 15 BTC elsewhere. The market accepted 60,020; whether buyers or sellers drove it needs the bid×ask or delta view.

Related: ChartsPod Footprint Bid-Ask View: Settings to Check Before Your First Analysis, ChartsPod Footprint Delta View: Settings to Check Before Your First Analysis.

Open the footprint on a perpetual and apply these checks.

Open the live chart in ChartsPod

A volume-view footprint shows total volume traded at each price row within each candle, without splitting buyers and sellers.

Review Footprint Volume View with bar replay before using it live.

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Questions readers ask

What does a volume footprint show?

Total volume per price row per candle.

Does it show who was aggressive?

No; use bid×ask or delta views.

Why do numbers change with settings?

Row size and unit change every cell.

Sources and methodology

ChartsPod lists footprint and cumulative delta among its order-flow tools (public pages, 17 October 2026). Its public documentation does not enumerate individual footprint view modes or settings, so this guide describes what each concept means and what to check in the terminal; control names may differ. Examples are illustrative.

  1. ChartsPod: product overview, pricing and FAQ — free terminal, venues, modules, no order placement; checked 17 Oct 2026.
  2. TradingView: Volume footprint charts, a complete guide — intrabar method, row size, imbalance, repainting.

This article explains research tools and workflows. It is not financial advice, does not recommend buying or selling any asset and does not predict prices. Crypto derivatives carry a risk of rapid and total loss of margin.

CHARTSPOD EDITORIAL EDITION · RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ONLY · NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE.