Complete Bookmap Guide with Cheat Sheet & Visuals
What is Bookmap?
Bookmap is a real-time order flow visualization tool that shows:
1. Liquidity Heatmap - Shows large buy/sell limit orders waiting to be filled.
2. Volume Bubbles - Real-time buying vs selling (size = volume, color = aggressiveness).
3. Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) - Displays if buyers or sellers are in control.
4. Order Book + Trades in real time.
Key Visual Elements
1. Bright Yellow/Red Areas: Large resting orders (liquidity walls).
2. Green Bubbles: Aggressive buyers executing market orders.
3. Red Bubbles: Aggressive sellers executing market orders.
4. CVD Trend: Rising = buyers in control, Falling = sellers in control.
Basic Trading Plan with Bookmap
1. Identify strong liquidity walls on heatmap.
2. Observe if CVD is rising or falling.
3. Watch for large green/red bubbles.
4. Trade when price:
- Breaks above liquidity walls with big green bubbles + CVD rising (Buy).
- Rejects liquidity walls with big red bubbles + CVD falling (Sell).
Cheat Sheet Table
| Element | Meaning | Trade Signal |
|----------------|------------------------------|---------------------|
| Heatmap | Big resting orders | Potential reversal |
| Green Bubbles | Strong buyers | Possible breakout up|
| Red Bubbles | Strong sellers | Possible breakdown |
| CVD Rising | Buyers in control | Buy Bias |
| CVD Falling | Sellers in control | Sell Bias |
Free Tools for Mobile Traders
1. TradingView Mobile App - Volume Profile, not exact buy/sell.
2. TensorCharts (Web): Crypto-focused, shows footprint and delta.
3. Exocharts (Web): Crypto with exact Buy/Sell numbers.
4. Delta.app: CVD analysis for crypto.
5. CoinGlass: Heatmaps and liquidation data for crypto.
For Forex: MetaTrader 4/5 shows basic tick volume, but no real order flow.
Visual References (Visit for Examples):
https://bookmap.com/blog/heatmap
https://bullishbears.com/bookmap
https://bookmap.com/blog/identifying-absorption
https://clusterdelta.com/footprint