What is in Volume II?

The playbook for the method from Volume I, twelve chapters in two parts. Part V opens with the introduction to the playbook, describes six setup families in nine variants, each with a card, consensus matrix, Threshold Box, case study on real prices, and the three most common false signals, and then covers trade management, the AVWAP special variants, and the setup tables. Part VI works through survival mathematics and position sizing. The full table of contents is above on this page.

Can I start with Volume II?

Possible, not recommended. The volume assumes the WVPO funnel from Volume I. If you already read Wyckoff phases, volume profile, price action and order flow with confidence, go ahead. For everyone else the detour through Volume I costs less time than deciphering the playbook without the foundation.

Is there a podcast for Volume II as well?

Yes. Every chapter of Volume II has an episode, in German and in English. They are free for book buyers: the code is printed in the afterword (section N.4). If your copy doesn’t have it, write to eike@wvpo-academy.com.

Will there be an English edition?

Yes. The English edition, The Institutional Playbook, is translated and costs $49.00 as an ebook and $89.00 as a paperback. A release date is not fixed yet.

The Composite-Man-Code · Volume II

The Institutional Playbook

Six core setups, five AVWAP variants, and the survival mathematics of a trader’s existence

German ebook available

German edition: ebook €49.00 · paperback €89.00, expected from early November 2026

Volume I shows you how to read the market. Volume II answers what comes next: where exactly you enter, where the stop sits, how much you risk. Twelve chapters in two parts, from the card with ten fields to a contract count that is fixed before the order goes out.

German ebook on Amazon

Hear when the English edition is out

The German edition has been available as an ebook since 27 October 2026; the paperback is expected in early November 2026. The English edition, The Institutional Playbook, is translated; its date is not fixed yet.

Honest status

What is being worked on

The German edition has been available as an ebook since 27 October 2026 and runs to 426 pages; the paperback is expected in early November 2026. Every chapter has a podcast episode, in German and in English. The English edition is translated.

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What it covers

You read the market. But at the decisive moment, you don’t know where to enter, where your stop belongs, or how much to risk?

Professionals don’t improvise. They trade a few scenarios written down before the trading day, each with a fixed entry, a fixed stop, and fixed targets. This volume describes six setup families in nine variants: the Spring with an aggressive and a conservative entry, the pullback at the Last Point of Support, the breakout above the value area high and its return move (BUEC), the trend pullback in a proven markup, the break of the thin zone, and the distribution short at the UTAD and the LPSY.

Every setup sits on a card with ten mandatory fields and comes with a consensus matrix, a Threshold Box in ATR units, an edge scorecard, and the three false signals on which it most often fails. The case studies are recalculated on real prices, almost all of them on the contract that was traded at the time. The setups’ metrics are starting values from modeled samples and are labeled as such. A setup is proven only in your own journal.

Add to that the management of the trade in five steps with the 50/30/20 target ladder, five AVWAP special variants, and five tables that show the playbook at a glance. The volume closes with the half that no setup replaces: survival mathematics with losing streaks, risk of ruin, and correlations, then position size with a cap of one percent per trade.

Anyone who reads the market picture needs a playbook to act on it.

Two parts, twelve chapters. Chapters are numbered across the whole trilogy; Volume II starts with chapter 19. As set in October 2026. Chapter titles are shown in German, as in the German edition.

Teil VPfeiler 3: Anwendung · Das WVPO-PlaybookSechs Setup-Familien in neun Varianten, die Führung des Trades, die AVWAP-Spezialvarianten und die Setup-Tafeln.

19Einführung in das PlaybookSechs Setup-Familien, neun Varianten: von der Hypothese zum Trigger.
20Setup 1a / Setup 1b · Aggressiver und konservativer SpringErstes Setup-Kapitel: der Spring der Phase C, isoliert, ohne den Mark-Up-Anschluss.
21Setup 2 · Höheres Tief / LPS-ContinuationZweites Setup-Kapitel: der Anschluss in Phase D, der Einstieg am höheren Tief nach dem Sign of Strength.
22Setup 3a / Setup 3b · VAH-Ausbruch und Back-Up to the Edge of the Creek (BUEC)Drittes Setup-Kapitel: der Übergang von Phase D nach E, der Bruch der Value Area High und der Rücklauf an die Kante.
23Setup 4 · TrendpullbackViertes Setup-Kapitel: der Rücksetzer im laufenden Mark-Up, Phase E.
24Setup 5 · LVN-MomentumFünftes Setup-Kapitel: der Bruch der dünnen Zone, wenn der Mark-Up schon läuft.
25Setup 6a / Setup 6b · Distribution-Short an UTAD und LPSYSechstes Setup-Kapitel: die Short-Seite, der UTAD in Phase C und der Last Point of Supply in Phase D der Distribution.
26Trade-Management · Schicht 5Methodik-Kapitel nach den sechs Setup-Familien: die laufende Position, vom Einstieg bis zum letzten Kontrakt.
27AVWAP-Spezialvarianten · der Werkzeug-AtlasEin Werkzeugkapitel nach den Setup-Kapiteln: welche AVWAP-Linie in welcher Lage zählt.
28Die Setup-TafelnDas Nachschlagekapitel: neun Setup-Varianten auf fünf Tafeln.

Teil VIDie Brutalität der MathematikWas ein Konto aushalten muss, bevor ein Edge wirken kann, und wie daraus eine Kontraktzahl wird.

29Überlebensmathematik · Das Fundament des RisikomanagementsErstes Kapitel des Risikoteils: was ein Konto aushalten muss, bevor ein Edge wirken kann.
30Position Sizing · Die Größe des TradesZweites Kapitel der Mathematik: aus Risikogrenze, Stop und Punktwert wird eine Kontraktzahl.

Going deeper in the devlog

These posts take up themes of this volume.

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Volume I first

The playbook builds on the market picture. If the four layers of the WVPO funnel are not yet second nature, start with Volume I.

See Volume I

Common questions about Volume II

Before you ask to be notified.

The playbook for the method from Volume I, twelve chapters in two parts. Part V opens with the introduction to the playbook, describes six setup families in nine variants, each with a card, consensus matrix, Threshold Box, case study on real prices, and the three most common false signals, and then covers trade management, the AVWAP special variants, and the setup tables. Part VI works through survival mathematics and position sizing. The full table of contents is above on this page.
In German, yes: the ebook has been available on Amazon since 27 October 2026, and the paperback is expected in early November 2026. The English edition is translated; its date is not fixed yet. Sign up above and you'll hear when it is out.
Possible, not recommended. The volume assumes the WVPO funnel from Volume I. If you already read Wyckoff phases, volume profile, price action and order flow with confidence, go ahead. For everyone else the detour through Volume I costs less time than deciphering the playbook without the foundation.
The German edition costs €49.00 as an ebook, available now, and €89.00 as a paperback, expected in early November 2026. The English edition will cost $49.00 as an ebook and $89.00 as a paperback; its release date is not fixed yet.
Yes. Every chapter of Volume II has an episode, in German and in English. They are free for book buyers: the code is printed in the afterword (section N.4). If your copy doesn’t have it, write to eike@wvpo-academy.com.
Yes. The English edition, The Institutional Playbook, is translated and costs $49.00 as an ebook and $89.00 as a paperback. A release date is not fixed yet.