What Are Smart Money Concepts

Smart Money Concepts (SMC) reveal how institutions—banks, hedge funds, and big traders—really move the markets. Instead of relying on retail indicators, Smart Money uses liquidity, market structure, and order flow to enter and exit with precision.

In this lesson, you’ll learn:

• What Smart Money is and how it shapes the market
• The difference between institutional players and retail traders
• Core SMC tools like liquidity zones, market structure, order blocks, and fair value gaps
• How to recognize manipulation tactics such as stop hunts, fake breakouts, and liquidity grabs

By the end, you’ll understand why retail traders often provide liquidity for institutions—and how you can flip the script by trading with Smart Money, not against it.

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