SMART MONEY CONCEPT (SMC) HOW THE MARKET REALLY MOVES
Smart Money isn’t a strategy it’s an observation of who actually controls price. Banks, institutions, and large funds move size. Retail reacts. SMC focuses on reading those footprints instead of chasing indicators.
The core idea is simple: price moves from liquidity to liquidity. Smart money accumulates quietly, manipulates price to trap late buyers/sellers, then delivers the real move once liquidity is filled.
Key things smart money leaves behind:
• Market Structure: Breaks happen after accumulation, not randomly
• Liquidity Sweeps: Stops above highs or below lows are targets, not accidents
• Order Blocks: Areas where institutions entered with size
• Fair Value Gaps (Imbalance): Fast moves that often get revisited
Retail trades indicators.
Smart money trades levels, timing, and liquidity.
