As Joseph Plazo began his TEDx keynote, it became clear he wasn’t there to entertain—he was there to reveal the protective architecture hedge funds rely on to minimize risk and maximize precision.
Representing the research ethos of Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital, Plazo highlighted that institutional traders don’t “enter trades”—they engineer them.
Why Hedge Funds Only Enter at Key Price Architecture
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
He explained that liquidity pools create predictable magnets where institutions can safely accumulate positions.
3. Confirmation Through Displacement
This, he noted, is how funds avoid “knife-catching” and reckless guessing.
4. Re-Entry Is the Real Entry
Plazo demonstrated how institutional algorithms wait for a return to the Fair Value Gap, order block, or Goldbach Level before positioning.
Fewer Trades, Higher Accuracy
Plazo confronted the crowd with an uncomfortable truth: hedge funds win by not trading—by filtering 95% of noise.
The Standing Ovation
By the end here of the talk, the crowd understood something profound: hedge-fund trading isn’t mysterious—it’s methodical.