I used to think execution was just about getting filled. Then I started noticing the market often seemed to know I was there.
Every time I built size, price behavior shifted. Not violently, just subtly entries losing edge, moves fading when my intent showed in the book.
I first blamed timing. Later I realized it was visibility. The act of placing was already information.
Markets now feel reactive to footprint. Bots, copy traders, and routing systems don’t just follow price, they follow intent.
Lately I’ve been testing something from GeniusOfficial Ghost Orders on GENIUS. Not a feature I trust blindly, more an attempt to reduce that signal leak.
It doesn’t change structure, but it reduces what others can read from your flow.
I keep thinking execution might matter as much as direction. Still not fully sure where that leads.