At TEDx, Joseph Plazo delivered an electrifying unpacking of hedge-fund execution that sliced straight through retail myths and exposed the real mechanics behind professional entries.
Speaking from the perspective of Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital, Joseph Plazo explained that the first mandate of every institutional desk is protection, not prediction.
Institutions Wait for Structure, Not Signals
Plazo explained that hedge funds never chase price. They enter only when the market reveals a structural inflection: a break of structure, displacement, or liquidity sweep.
Liquidity Is the Compass of Institutional Execution
Plazo unpacked how hedge funds follow a strict read more liquidity-first model: they wait for stops, imbalances, or inefficiencies before stepping in.
Why Hedge Funds Wait for Aggressive Imbalance
This, he noted, is how funds avoid “knife-catching” and reckless guessing.
4. Re-Entry Is the Real Entry
The audience leaned in as he described this as the “institutional trapdoor to precision.”
5. Hedge Funds Protect Capital by Trading Less, but Smarter
This selective execution forms the backbone of Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital’s internal trading methodology.
The Standing Ovation
By the end of the talk, the crowd understood something profound: hedge-fund trading isn’t mysterious—it’s methodical.