Retail traders guess. Institutions read.
Every bank trading desk works off central bank reports and macro research before risking a dollar.
That gap, information vs. guesswork, is the real line between retail and institutional results.
Here's that route:
Price does sweep obvious levels, but that's just liquidity and order clustering, not a coordinated hunt on retail.
Understanding real market structure (rates, flows, positioning) beats mythology every time.
That's the lens we use in TMV.
ICT is one of the biggest myths in retail trading.
"Liquidity grabs," "smart money hunting your stop loss", it sounds like insider knowledge. It's actually just marketing.
Here's the reality. 🧵
Retail traders are a tiny fraction of total market volume, most estimates put it in the single digits. Institutions aren't building strategies around chasing a slice that small.
Their models are driven by macro, flows, and liquidity at scale, not stop-hunting hobbyists.
Bottom line: technical analysis is a tool, not a strategy. Pair it with real fundamental and macro context, or you're just gambling with extra steps.
That's the analysis we focus on inside TMV.
Hot take: technical analysis isn't the edge most traders think it is. Drawing lines on a chart doesn't predict the future, it just describes the past.
Here's why price action alone won't make you money. 🧵
The traders who consistently win aren't chart wizards. They understand macro, catalysts, and risk.
TA can help with timing an entry, it can't replace knowing what's actually driving the asset.
@Stocktwits This isn't about MU specific news, it's about Trump himself. After all the market whiplash from his tariffs and trade war moves, people just don't react to his headlines the way they used to. Credibility's gone, so the "pump" doesn't land anymore.