Thread by @mendatrades

THREAD: Why “perfect setups” fail — and how Liquidity flips the script 🧵

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Ever nailed a “perfect” OB or FVG setup…
Only to get stopped out right before price flies in your direction?

It wasn’t a bad trade.
You just got used as liquidity.

Let me explain 👇

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Smart Money doesn’t enter where you enter.
They hunt liquidity first — then take the move.

✅ Stop out retail
✅ Create imbalance // PD Array
✅ Enter when fear is maxed out

Your loss funds their entry.

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That means your perfect setup (OB, FVG, etc.)
is often visible to everyone — including Smart Money.

So they manipulate price just past the obvious level,
hit stops, then enter in the direction you expected.

If your stop is too tight or too obvious,
you become part of the liquidity fuel — not the one riding it.

“Perfect setup” becomes a perfect trap.

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🧠 Advanced Liquidity solves this.

Helps you find Retail "Perfect Entry Spots" - Understanding where they Place their Obvious SL.

Wait For price To Clean their SLs - Liquidity.

Wait for price to offer your entry Model, Change in delivery // OB's // FVGs.

And Enter the Real Move

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It’s not about avoiding losses —
It’s about aligning with how the market really works:

Liquidity first.
PD Arrays/Entry Models second.

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