Intraday trading
How do I identify institutional iceberg absorption at key psychological price levels?
By Easy Money Scanner · Educational reference · Not investment advice
The short answer
Iceberg orders display only a small portion of a much larger order, refreshing automatically after each partial fill; institutional absorption occurs when these hidden orders repeatedly soak up selling or buying at a key price.
How it works
Traders infer iceberg activity when price repeatedly fails to break a round-number level despite heavy volume, suggesting a large hidden order is absorbing flow there.
An example
If a stock repeatedly tests $50.00 support with heavy volume but never breaks below it, analysts may suspect an iceberg buy order is absorbing supply at that level.
Risk & limitations
Iceberg detection is inferential, not confirmed; the apparent support can still fail abruptly once the hidden order is fully filled or withdrawn.
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