The Origin of Audio Order Flow

Audio Order Flow started with a simple question: what if traders could hear the market instead of just watching it?
For decades, floor traders in the pits of Chicago and New York relied on sound as much as sight. The roar of a rally, the rhythm of a quiet session, the sudden chaos of a large order hitting the book—these audio cues gave pit traders an edge that screen-based trading never fully replaced. When markets moved to electronic execution, we gained speed and accessibility, but we lost something in the process. We lost the sound.
Audio Order Flow is an attempt to bring it back.

The Founder of Audio Order Flow

Audio Order Flow was created by Tyler Archer, a past professional audio engineer and active futures trader.
Tyler spent years in professional audio, including work at Larrabee Sound Studios in Los Angeles—one of the most respected recording facilities in the industry. During that time, he worked on sessions ranging from independent artists to major label productions, developing the kind of trained ear that only comes from thousands of hours behind a mixing console. He understands signal flow, frequency response, dynamics processing, and the subtle art of hearing what others miss.
Parallel to his audio career, Tyler spent many years watching financial markets. building mental models. Understanding how price moves, how news gets absorbed, how momentum builds and fades. He brought both backgrounds with him. The combination turned out to be rare.

The Discovery

Most traders optimize for visual information. Better charts. More monitors. Faster refresh rates. DOM ladders, footprint charts, heatmaps—all competing for attention through a single sensory channel: the eyes.
Tyler approached it differently. What if order flow data could be converted to sound? What if price movement had pitch? What if trade size had volume? What if the rhythm of the tape could be heard rather than seen?
Early experiments with audio-based market data confirmed the hypothesis. Certain market conditions have distinct sonic signatures. Momentum shifts are audible before they’re visible. Large orders create patterns that trained ears can detect in milliseconds. The market, it turns out, has a sound—and that sound contains information.

The Methodology behind Audio Order Flow

Audio order flow is not a signal service. It’s not a black-box algorithm. It’s not a shortcut.
It’s a methodology—a different way of processing market information that leverages the human auditory system’s natural ability to detect patterns, changes, and anomalies in real-time audio streams. The same skills that let a recording engineer hear a slight phase issue in a mix or a wrong note buried in an arrangement can be applied to order flow data.
This approach requires training. It requires practice. It requires a willingness to develop a new skill rather than purchase a new indicator. But for traders willing to invest the time, it offers something genuinely different: a way to perceive market data that isn’t crowded, isn’t oversaturated, and isn’t limited by how fast your eyes can scan a screen.

The Philosophy

Audio Order Flow exists because one trader needed it for himself.
There’s no outside funding. No venture capital. No growth-at-all-costs roadmap. This project was built by a trader, for traders, to solve a real problem encountered in live markets. The methodology was developed through actual trading, refined through actual sessions, and validated by actual results.
The goal is not to create the next big trading education empire. The goal is to share a useful approach with traders who might benefit from it, build tools that work reliably, and maintain the integrity of the methodology over time.

The Future

Audio-based market analysis is still in its early stages. The intersection of professional audio engineering and active trading is not a crowded space. Most traders have never considered their ears as a trading tool. Most audio engineers have never applied their skills to financial data.
Audio Order Flow sits at that intersection, exploring what’s possible when two domains that rarely overlap are brought together deliberately.
We’re not promising revolution. We’re offering a different perspective—a different sense—for traders who want another way to understand what the market is doing.
The trading floor was never silent. We’re just remembering how to listen.

For inquiries about Audio Order Flow, the methodology, or upcoming resources, reach out through the contact form on this site.

Audio Order Flow is based in Scottsdale, Arizona. All trading involves risk. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This site provides educational content and does not offer financial advice.