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ChartsPod Session Volume Profile: Settings to Check Before Your First Analysis

A session volume profile shows volume by price for one session. The session definition is the first setting to check in a market that never closes.

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

Short answer

ChartsPod lists volume profile among its tools. For a session profile, check the session boundaries (crypto has no official session; UTC day is common), the row size, the value-area percentage (70% is common), the volume source and whether the developing session is marked. The point of control (POC) and value area change throughout the live session; use completed sessions for reference levels.

What it shows

ChartsPod's public pages list this tool.

ElementMeaning
POCPrice with most volume
Value areaRange holding ~70% of volume
SessionTime range profiled
Row sizePrice bucket
Illustrative session profile (BTC per row)Illustrative session profile (BTC per row): 60,400 210 BTC; 60,200 640 BTC; 60,000 480 BTC; 59,800 150 BTC.ILLUSTRATIVE SESSION PROFILE (BTC PER ROW)60,400210 BTC60,200640 BTC60,000480 BTC59,800150 BTC
POC at 60,200. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Settings to check first

Session Volume Profile: before you analyseSession Volume Profile: before you analyse: Session start/end and timezone; Row size; Value-area %; Volume source; Developing session flagged.SESSION VOLUME PROFILE: BEFORE YOU ANALYSESession start/end and timezoneRow sizeValue-area %Volume sourceDeveloping session flagged
Note these with every session volume profile screenshot. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Common first-session mistakes:

  • Using a different session definition than your notes
  • Treating a developing POC as final
  • Changing row size between sessions

Worked example

Illustrative: with sessions at 00:00 UTC, yesterday's POC is 60,200. A colleague using 00:00 New York time reports 60,000. Both are right for their sessions; align before comparing.

Related: ChartsPod One-Second Candles: Settings to Check Before Your First Analysis, ChartsPod Range Bars: Settings to Check Before Your First Analysis.

Open the session volume profile on BTC/USDT and run through the checklist.

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The point of control (POC) and value area change throughout the live session; use completed sessions for reference levels.

Check Session Volume Profile against a live market before relying on it.

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Questions readers ask

What is a session in crypto?

A chosen time window; UTC day is common.

What's the value area?

The range holding a set share (often 70%) of volume.

Is the live POC final?

No; it develops until the session ends.

Sources and methodology

ChartsPod features named on its public pages (17 October 2026): 20 chart types, 200 indicators, up to 15 charts, bar replay, one-second bars built from public trades, footprint, CVD, live L2 order book, tape, liquidity heatmap and volume profile. Individual settings are not enumerated publicly, so this guide lists what to check; 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. ChartsPod documentation — guides for order flow, derivatives, alerts, backtests, journal and workspaces.
  3. TradingView: Volume profile indicators, basic concepts — POC, value area, profile types.

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.