Buy-stops resting above swing highs.
Short sellers place stops above swing highs. Breakout traders place buy-stops above the same levels. When price runs there, those buys execute — providing the liquidity institutions need to sell into. Hence: "BSL above the highs" is fuel for a reversal down.
In the ICT framework, Buy-Side Liquidity (BSL) is produced by these upstream concepts:
Understanding Buy-Side Liquidity (BSL) is essential because it feeds into:
These mentorship strategies incorporate Buy-Side Liquidity (BSL) in their playbook:
Open the Liquidity Pools interactive module — see Buy-Side Liquidity (BSL) on a real chart with step-by-step annotations.
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