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Hey Mate,
A few years ago, I was at a networking event in London.
The room was packed with traders, bankers, and fund managers from some of the biggest financial institutions in the world.
I got into a conversation with a hedge fund manager who handled billions—specifically, the capital that massive companies like Amazon use to convert their profits into their home currency.
If Amazon makes £10 billion in profit, they don’t just go on Google and exchange it for dollars.
They hand it over to hedge funds and banks to execute the conversion.
And when billions need to be moved, it’s not about price predictions—it’s about liquidity.
I started talking to him about trading. He was impressed with my knowledge—so I pushed further, bringing up ICT concepts, order blocks, fair value gaps, and all the things retail traders obsess over.
He let me finish, then looked me dead in the eye and said:
“The only thing that matters is liquidity. That’s all we care about.”
I sat there for a second, stunned.
No order blocks. No fair value gaps. No trendlines.
The only thing that mattered was where the liquidity was—because that’s where they could execute orders without massive slippage.
At that moment, everything clicked.
A Quick Tip from Atif
When I started focusing on liquidity, I realized I also needed to stay updated on broader market movements.
One of my favorite sources? The Daily Upside.
They cut through the noise and deliver sharp, insightful market analysis without the fluff. If you want to stay ahead without wasting hours, it’s worth checking out.
What Top Execs Read Before the Market Opens
The Daily Upside was founded by investment professionals to arm decision-makers with market intelligence that goes deeper than headlines. No filler. Just concise, trusted insights on business trends, deal flow, and economic shifts—read by leaders at top firms across finance, tech, and beyond.
The Only Thing That Moves Markets
For years, I tried to use fundamentals to predict price direction.
But fundamentals only matter if you’re investing.
If you’re trading, you’re not predicting where price should go—you’re tracking where big money is actually moving.
And big money only moves where liquidity exists.
That’s when I realized:
Liquidity pools are the real support and resistance levels.
Stop hunts aren’t random—they’re necessary for institutions to get filled.
Every fake breakout is just a liquidity grab before price moves the real way.
After that conversation, I stopped overcomplicating my trading.
I focused on three things:
✔ Where liquidity pools were
✔ Waiting for liquidity sweeps
✔ Entering with a simple model
That was it.
No indicators. No guessing. Just tracking liquidity—because that’s the only thing that moves the market.
Final Thoughts
Most traders are stuck trying to predict price.
But price doesn’t move because of news, indicators, or your favorite YouTuber’s trendline.
It moves because big players need to get filled.
Find the liquidity, and you’ll find the trade.
And I’d love to hear from you:
Have you ever noticed price stopping exactly at your stop loss before reversing?
Do you use liquidity in your trading, or are you still caught up in predicting price?
Reply and let me know—I read every response.
Until next time,
Atif
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