# Previous Day Volume Profile

> Map yesterday's POC, VAH, VAL, high, and low before today's first trade. Then wait for acceptance or rejection.

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- Content type: Training library lesson
- Course: Previous Day Volume Profile
- Lesson number: 13
- Last reviewed: 2026-04-25

## Quick Answer

Map yesterday's POC, VAH, VAL, high, and low before today's first trade. Then wait for acceptance or rejection.

## What is Previous Day Volume Profile?

Previous Day Volume Profile maps where the prior session traded the most volume at each price. The key references are POC (point of control, the highest-volume price), VAH (value area high), VAL (value area low), plus the prior high and prior low. You are not predicting from those lines. You are building a decision map before the session gets emotional.

## Why It Matters

Prop-firm traders often lose money because the first move of the day feels urgent. A previous-day profile slows that down. If price opens inside value, you expect rotation until acceptance proves otherwise. If price opens outside value, you wait to see whether the market accepts the new area or snaps back into yesterday's value.

## How to Trade the Map

Mark the prior POC, VAH, and VAL. Then watch today's price at those levels. A reclaim of VAL can set up a long back into value. A rejection at VAH can set up a short back toward POC. A clean hold outside value can become continuation. The level touch is not enough; the acceptance or rejection is the trade.

## Your Mission

Let price test the profile level first. Hit BUY only when value is reclaimed, or SELL when value is rejected. If the level is only tagged and never accepted, stand down.

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## Sources and Review Notes

- [FundedReady methodology](https://www.fundedready.org/methodology/): Review process, simulator scope, and educational disclaimers.
- [TradingView Volume Profile concepts](https://www.tradingview.com/support/solutions/43000502040-volume-profile-indicators-basic-concepts/): Reference for POC, value area, VAH, and VAL calculation concepts.
- [TradingView Previous Day Volume Profile example](https://www.tradingview.com/script/I7IaoZYK-Volume-Profile-Previous-Day/): Example of plotting a fixed prior-day volume distribution on a chart.

This lesson explains simulator concepts and should be treated as education, not trading advice.