Beyond Price
Reading structure, behavior, and the auction process with Jim Dalton
Stop treating Market Profile as a trading system. Learn to organize market information, observe the developing auction, and understand what structure is communicating before making a decision.
Price advertises.
Structure communicates.
Price alone does not explain the market. The auction becomes clearer when price, time, volume, structure, inventory, and participant behavior are observed together.
“Market Profile is an organizing tool—not a trading system.”
What students will learn.
The Auction Process
See price as advertising, time as regulation, and volume as the measure of auction success.
Structure Over Price
Read balance, trend, excess, poor highs and lows, and important references in context.
The Developing Auction
Move beyond a static Profile and recognize acceptance, rejection, inventory, and change.
Market Confidence
Observe who appears active, whether that activity persists, and what the developing structure communicates.
Decades spent observing the market.
Jim Dalton
Market Educator & Author
Jim Dalton is a market educator and author whose work has helped generations of traders understand the auction process through Market Profile.
Jim has been a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Board Options Exchange and served as Senior Executive Vice President of the CBOE during its formative years. His education is grounded in observing, labeling, and incorporating market behavior into daily market decisions.
With Delta Gamma Vault
Delta Gamma Vault organizes the curriculum, records the required primer with Jim, contributes the behavioral perspective, and supports students throughout the program.
What is included.
Who the program is for.
This program is for traders who
Not designed for traders seeking
Enrollment.
20% discount applied
Secure checkout · Limited enrollment · 20% early enrollment ends Sep 15
Pricing schedule
Enrollment & Refund Policy
Enrollment closes when the program begins on November 2, 2026 — no enrollment is available once the event has started. Refunds are available until October 19, 2026 (two weeks before the event starts). No refunds will be issued after the refund deadline.
Questions answered.
The auction is always developing.
Learn to observe what
the market is communicating.
November 2–20, 2026 · Live Online · Limited Enrollment