{"id":344244,"date":"2026-11-12T09:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T04:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=344244"},"modified":"2026-11-12T09:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T04:23:43","slug":"market-depth-explained-how-to-read-order-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/market-depth-explained-how-to-read-order-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Market Depth Explained: How to Read the Buy and Sell Order Book Before You Place a Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Depth data shows the top five bids and asks with price, quantity and number of orders. It helps you judge liquidity, but orders can be cancelled in a moment.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Depth data is a live table of the best buy orders and the best sell orders waiting in the exchange order book for a stock. It shows the price, the quantity and the number of orders at each level, so you can see how much can trade before the price moves. Use it to judge liquidity and to choose a limit price, but remember that the orders shown can be cancelled at any moment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Market depth is the part of your trading screen that most beginners ignore, and the part that quietly explains why a price moved the way it did. It shows who is waiting to buy, who is waiting to sell, and how much they want to trade.<\/p>\n

This guide explains each column of the depth window, how to read the balance between buyers and sellers, how to use depth to pick a limit price, and where order book data can mislead you.<\/p>\n

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