NQ Flow Report

IFC’s Structured Framework for Continuation Trading

Market Concept Overview

IronFlow Capital (IFC) applies a structured framework that focuses on understanding how market structure develops and how continuation trades evolve within it.
Continuation trades represent moments when price confirms directional control — where a prior move extends rather than reverses. By studying price action and structure, IFC emphasizes identifying the underlying balance between momentum and exhaustion.

This framework relies on observation of how price interacts with key areas of support and resistance rather than predicting reversals. The focus remains on reading the behavior of the market as it builds and sustains directional intent.

Key Levels & Reactions

Continuation trading begins with recognizing structure: higher highs and higher lows in an uptrend, or lower highs and lower lows in a downtrend.
Each pullback or pause provides new information about market participation. When price holds structure and resumes movement in the direction of the prior impulse, that movement reflects continuation behavior.
This approach allows IFC to align with prevailing order flow and avoid trading against confirmed structure.

Volatility & Timing

Market tempo plays a critical role in identifying continuation conditions.
Periods of rising participation and consistent rhythm often precede extensions of the existing move, while erratic or low-volume conditions increase the likelihood of rotation.
RSI, when referenced, is used only as a general visual filter to assess whether momentum aligns with structure — not as a signal by itself.

Takeaway of the Day

The IFC framework focuses on structured observation and disciplined participation. By reading price behavior within market structure, traders can identify opportunities that confirm direction rather than anticipate reversals.
Continuation trades reveal where confidence returns to the market and where structure remains intact.