Order flow analysis shows what actually moves prices, while candlestick charts and price action are just lagging behind. The speaker compares traditional charting to a bow and arrow and order flow to a sniper rifle with thermal vision.
Candlesticks are more of an indicator than order flow is. You can be profitable with a normal price action strategy, even though it may be a little bit outdated. But would you rather start by learning the bow and arrow, or would you start by learning a sniper rifle with thermal vision? This is not indicators based on past data. This is literally a deeper layer of information because order flow is causing prices to move. So order flow stands to price action like price action stands to EMAs. It's what moves prices.
