A single needle helped me understand "liquidity hunting"

#My Trading Experience Sharing

I used to be curious: why does the price always hit my stop-loss and then suddenly surge in the opposite direction? Later, I realized that this is the main force harvesting liquidity.
Once, I went long on SOL, placing my stop-loss 2% below the previous low. At 3 a.m., the price precisely hit my stop-loss and then surged 15%. In that moment, I understood: stop-losses should be placed outside structural levels to leave room for the market to be "poked."
Since then, I either adjust my stop-loss dynamically using ATR or place it well away from densely populated retail zones. Cognitive upgrades often come from a single painful "being swept" experience.
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