liquidity

We introduce Smart Money Concepts (SMC), a framework professional traders use. SMC aims to track the actions of market creators (Banks, Institutions, and Whales) and enter trades where their Order Blocks reside.
​The core principle of SMC is that after Liquidity has been swept (cleared out), the price often returns to the areas where the Whales' actual Buy/Sell orders were initially placed.
​🧱 Key Components of SMC
​1. Liquidity Sweep (Liquidity Grab)
​What it means: This is the Stop-Loss Hunt we discussed on Day 23.​Significance: This action signals that the market has gathered the necessary fuel (orders) before making a sustained directional move.
​2. Order Block (OB)
​What it means: The last large candle that caused the sharp impulsive move before the Liquidity Sweep or the major trend change.​Significance: This candle represents the zone where the Whales' remaining Buy/Sell orders (known as unfilled orders) are resting.
​3. Fair Value Gap (FVG) / Imbalance
​What it means: A price gap left between three consecutive candles due to an aggressive, impulsive move.​Significance: The market often has a tendency to return and "fill" this inefficiency or gap.
​🎯 How to Trade with SMC (Bullish Entry)
​Wait for the Liquidity Sweep: Observe the price pierce below a previous Support with a long wick, clearing out Stop-Losses.​Identify the Order Block (OB): Mark the last bearish candle (red candle) that occurred just before the market aggressively moved up from the Sweep.​Wait for Entry: After the price sweeps and moves up, wait for the price to drop back to Retest the identified OB area.
​Entry/SL/TP:​Entry: Enter at the start or mid-point of the OB.​Stop-Loss (SL): Place the SL just below the bottom of the OB.​Take Profit (TP): Target the previous Highs (Liquidity) that were formed before the price drop.Crucial Tip: SMC works best on Higher Timeframes (4H, 1D) and should be used to establish your Directional Bias before looking for a precise entry.​Question: Out of the three SMC components (Liquidity Sweep, OB, FVG), which one do you find provides the best confirmation for your trade entry? Discuss your preference in the comments!​#smc #SmartMoneyConcepts #orderblock #liquidity #BinanceABCs $BNB $ETH $BTC

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is preparing for a landmark policy shift. From January 2026, it plans to slowly unwind its enormous ETF holdings valued at nearly 83 trillion yen ($534B) just as Japan gears up for its most meaningful rate hike in decades. Global markets, including crypto are paying attention.
A Long, Controlled Unwind Rather than a sudden dump, the BoJ aims for a cautious exit, selling roughly 330 billion yen per year. While this stretches the process over many years, the symbolism matters: a major central bank is reversing one of the most aggressive stimulus experiments in modern history.
Given BoJ’s oversized role in Japanese equities, even a gradual withdrawal signals tighter global liquidity ahead.
Rates Are Rising Carry Trades Are Breaking Markets expect a 25 bps rate hike at the December 18 – 19 meeting, pushing rates toward levels not seen since the early 2000s. For years, cheap yen fueled carry trades into higher risk assets including crypto. That era is ending.
As Japanese yields rise, borrowing yen becomes less attractive, forcing leverage to unwind across global markets.
Bitcoin Under Quiet Pressure Bitcoin has already slipped below $90,000, trading near $89.7K. The move isn’t panic driven much of this shift was anticipated but the underlying pressure remains. Reduced leverage and tightening liquidity rarely favor risk assets.
A Tale of Two ETF Worlds While Japan steps back from ETFs, Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S continue gaining adoption. This contrast highlights a broader transition liquidity is shifting regions, not disappearing but the adjustment phase may be painful.
Bottom Line BoJ’s ETF exit and rate hikes mark a structural change, not a short term headline. For crypto, 2026 may reward resilience over speculation.
#BankOfJapan #ETFs #liquidity

Liquidity Battle
Buyers and sellers are fighting around key price levels where large orders are placed.
Ask Liquidity
Sell orders stacked above price to block upside moves.
Bid Liquidity
Buy orders placed below price to defend support.
Resistance Zone
Area where selling pressure increases and price struggles to break higher.
Support Zone
Price level where buyers step in to prevent further decline.
Thin Liquidity
Few orders in the book — price can move fast once resistance breaks.
Breakout
Price clears resistance with volume, often triggering rapid upside.
Fakeout
Temporary breakout that fails and traps late buyers.
Bullish Scenario
Break above resistance → momentum → clear path toward higher targets (e.g., $95K).
Bearish Scenario
Loss of support → liquidity sweep → deeper pullback before recovery.
🧠 Key Takeaway
Price follows liquidity, not emotion.
Where orders sit matters more than headlines.
#BTC #bitcoin #liquidity #Marketstructure #BinanceSquare

we move beyond basic Technical Analysis (TA) to discuss the powerful force behind market movements: Liquidity. Liquidity refers to the number of available buyers and sellers at a specific price point.
​Whales (large market participants) actively seek out and utilize Liquidity to fill their large orders easily and efficiently without drastically moving the market against themselves prematurely.
​🐳Where Does Liquidity Accumulate?
​Liquidity tends to accumulate at levels where the majority of retail traders place their Stop-Loss (SL) orders or their Limit Orders (orders to buy/sell at a set price).
🛑 What is a Stop-Loss Hunt (SL Hunt)?

​A Stop-Loss Hunt occurs when influential entities (Whales) temporarily breach critical Support or Resistance levels to trigger the Stop-Losses of retail traders. By doing this, they gather the necessary Liquidity (the buy or sell orders) needed to execute their own large trades.
​The Pattern: The price often pierces a key Support Level with a sharp Candle Wick, instantly reverses, and then continues in the original direction. This is designed to remove weak hands from the market.​Protection Tip: Place your Stop-Loss orders slightly farther away from the obvious level (e.g., 0.5% buffer) and never exactly on the round number or the visually perfect line. This moves you away from the majority of concentrated liquidity, protecting you from the "Whale Fishing."​Question: Have you ever been stopped out by a Stop-Loss Hunt? How did you change your Stop-Loss placement strategy afterward to avoid it? Share your experience in the comments!​#liquidity #stoplosshunt #whales #Marketstructure #BinanceABCs