From the picture, what does it mean the red numbers, are those buy or sell?
7/18/2025 06:33am
**Bottom line:**
All of the red prints you’re seeing are trades that hit the bid, i.e., the *seller* was the aggressor. They’re colored red (and accompanied by the down-arrow) because each trade was executed either ① at a price below the last reported transaction or ② directly on the bid price, both of which are interpreted as selling pressure. 📉
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### How “Time & Sales” colors are assigned
| Color | Typical arrow | What it usually means | Who was the aggressor? |
|-------|---------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| 🟥 Red | ⬇️ | Trade occurred on a downtick or at the bid | Seller (someone “hit” the bid) |
| 🟩 Green | ⬆️ | Trade occurred on an uptick or at the ask | Buyer (someone “lifted” the ask) |
| ⬜/🟦 Neutral | ➡️ | Trade executed between bid & ask (mid-point) | Unclear / mixed |
*Mapping logic*
• A quote updates every time a new trade prints.
• If that price is below (or equal to) the current bid, the platform flags it red.
• Conversely, a price at/above the ask is flagged green.
• Everything in between is neutral.
### Important nuance 🤓
1. “Red = sell” doesn’t tell you who initiated the original order on the other side—every trade has both a buyer and a seller.
2. Many small red prints can still appear in the middle of an up-trend; the tape only shows *how* the last penny moved, not the bigger context.
3. Color schemes can vary slightly between platforms, but the red/green bid-ask convention is industry standard.
So in your screenshot every price/volume line is red because each trade was executed at a level showing downward-side (seller-driven) pressure at that moment.