Wyckoff 2.0: Structures, Volume Profile and Order Flow

by Rubén Villahermosa

"If there is a shortcut in trading, it's probably this book."Already an experienced trader? Want to learn advanced trading strategies? Stuck in your trading?

Welcome to the book that is breaking new WYCKOFF 2.0: STRUCTURES, VOLUME PROFILE AND ORDER FLOW.

Ruben Villahermosa, Amazon bestseller and independent trader, discovers in this book a professional trading strategy based on two of the most powerful concepts of Technical the best price analysis together with the best volume analysis.

In this book you will learn...Advanced knowledge about how financial markets Dark Pools, OTC markets...Tools created by and for professional profile.Order flow.How order matching occurs and the problems of its analysis.Building step by step your own trading and investment strategy.Principles of trading with Value Areas.How to implement Order Flow patterns for DayTrading.What is Wyckoff 2.0: the synergy between structure analysis and volume profile.Evolved concepts of position management.And much more...!Hurry, BUY THE BOOK NOW and get ready to boost your results!

Genres: Finance, Nonfiction, Economics

214 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 4, 2021

Reviews

[Tino · Rating 2 out of 5]

Riddled with typos and editing errors to the point that it makes this book hard to understand sometimes. I see that this was independently published but Google Translate is free so this is inexcusable when you’re expecting people to pay for this book. Some of the graphs he didn’t even bother to translate to English which is just lazy. I’m not a day trader myself so not sure how applicable this stuff actually is. Sad that about 90% of the examples in the end were for Forex trading. 1.5-2 stars for being an unprofessional blog post published as a book.

[Marc · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like the books by Rubén.
They are very informative, concise, straight to the point without meaningless metaphors and beating the bush around.
He conveys the topics in a clear way with accompanying examples

[Alexander Castillo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learnt to use volume profile, plus psychology of the markets with wickoff. Still, I personally dont like wickoff since I dont like to believe in fiction haha, but it helped me to read it. Its like every single book out there will give you a few ideas, and after some practice these ideas are actually useful for your trading techniques. I mean, eventually you will create your unique strategy, but in order to do so, you will require knowledge and practice.

[An Nguyen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wyckoff 2.0 is Ruben Villahermosa’s modern evolution of classic Wyckoff theory. While traditional Wyckoff explains why markets move (accumulation → markup → distribution → markdown), Wyckoff 2.0 shows how to trade it in today’s electronic markets by integrating Volume Profile, order flow concepts, and multi-timeframe structure.

This book is not a replacement for Wyckoff—it’s a refinement. It bridges old-school market logic with modern tools used by professional traders.

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What Makes Wyckoff 2.0 Different

Unlike classic Wyckoff texts that rely heavily on schematic interpretation, Villahermosa introduces objective tools to confirm smart-money behavior:
• Volume Profile
• Effort vs. Result through volume
• Structural confirmation
• Liquidity concepts
• Multi-timeframe execution logic

This removes much of the subjectivity that causes traders to misuse Wyckoff.

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Key Concepts & Takeaways

1. Structure First, Patterns Second

Wyckoff is not about memorizing schematics.
Villahermosa emphasizes reading market structure and intent, not forcing price into predefined phases.

Structure confirms intent. Patterns only suggest it.

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2. Volume Profile as Confirmation

Volume Profile is used to:
• identify value vs. low-volume areas
• confirm accumulation and distribution zones
• spot institutional positioning

Key ideas:
• Smart money accumulates at high-volume nodes
• Breaks through low-volume areas are often fast and decisive

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3. Modern View of Accumulation & Distribution

Instead of textbook sideways ranges, accumulation often appears as:
• compressed trends
• complex overlapping structures
• disguised consolidation

Wyckoff 2.0 teaches how institutions hide their footprints in modern, high-liquidity markets.

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4. Liquidity and Manipulation

Villahermosa integrates liquidity theory:
• Stops = liquidity
• False breakouts = liquidity grabs
• Springs and Upthrusts are engineered stop hunts

This aligns Wyckoff perfectly with modern “smart money” concepts—without the hype.

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5. Multi-Timeframe Logic
• Higher timeframe = narrative and bias
• Lower timeframe = execution and confirmation

Trades are only taken once structure aligns across timeframes, drastically improving risk-to-reward.

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6. Confirmation Over Anticipation

A recurring theme:
• Anticipation = retail behavior
• Confirmation = professional behavior

Villahermosa teaches patience:
• wait for absorption
• wait for structure shifts
• wait for volume confirmation

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Strengths

✅ Clear, logical, and visual explanations
✅ Excellent integration of classic Wyckoff with modern tools
✅ Reduces subjectivity and guesswork
✅ Works across stocks, futures, crypto, and forex
✅ Complements order flow and volume-based trading styles

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Limitations

❗ Not beginner-friendly—requires prior market structure knowledge
❗ No “mechanical strategy” or signal system
❗ Requires chart time and discretion

This is a framework for thinking, not a shortcut.

[Ian Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the third in a series of three books on investing by RV Chaves. I bought it because I want to retire and my pension isn’t enough to live on so I am looking for a way to boost my income before I blow all my savings.
The first book in the series, Trading & Investing For Beginners, gives you a good grounding in investing in a wide range of markets and doing so in such a way that with a lot of effort and a lot of discipline, you can make a decent living from investing, or at least pay the bills.
The second book takes us into the heart of the Wykoff Methodology, which is the author’s special area of expertise. Richard Wykoff was a trader in New York who died in 1934. Nearly a century ago he developed a system whereby the small retail trader could track what the big players – the market movers – are doing and copy them.
This third book gives us an overview of the markets today. It then gives a detailed description of how to combine volume and order flow analysis with the author’s updated take on Wykoff, which he calls Wykoff 2.0. The author then shows you how to build your own trading strategy based on these tools.
This book has a lot of complicated information and unless you’re already familiar with the markets, it is worth reading the first two books in the series before you tackle this one. I have to say that the book is self-published, which means that some of the graphs and tables are not very clear, especially the tables, which I suspect were originally in colour but are printed in monochrome. It is best to read the book through once to understand the contents, then use it with books one and two to develop your trading strategy and – very important this – your trading journal.
I recommend this book and the others in the series because for about sixty-five quid you are getting a training course that others are charging four figures for.

[Aquiles Sina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente. Se você quer ser Trader, deve ler e seguir este livro.

[Nurin · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[Leroy Bheki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect! I was looking for a book exactly like this to help with my Technical analysis. Definitely should be read if interested in trading.

[j · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.0. Muy interesante para profundizar en la metodología wickoff. Me ha parecido más atractivo que la versión 1.0. Menos conceptos nuevos y con un mayor sentido aplicado.