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BOS and CHoCH: the difference, and how to stop confusing them
Both describe a break of structure, but not the same one. The rule that separates them in one sentence, and the trap of reading a CHoCH as a signal.Updated onLiquidity sweep: why price goes hunting for your stop
Your stops are liquidity, and a large order needs someone on the other side. Where it sits, and how to tell a sweep from a real break.Updated onMT5 server name and account number: where to find them
The MT5 server name looks nothing like the broker’s brand, and getting it wrong returns the same error as a wrong password. Where to find both.Updated onWhat is AlphaGPT?
What AlphaGPT does, what it does not do, what you get on screen, what you need to use it and where it is available. Without the sales pitch.Updated onHow to read an SMC analysis when you are starting out
What each line of a trade plan means: direction, order type, entry, stop, targets and size. And why several targets mean several orders.Updated onWhat an analysis tool can, and cannot, do on your MT5 account
The MetaTrader 5 permission model in plain terms: what each password allows, what neither of them ever allows, and how to revoke access.Updated onHow to compute your risk in copy trading
A signal gives levels, never a size. Why copying the quoted lot is the worst idea, the correct calculation, and the trap of multiple targets.Updated onHow to place orders from a signal without getting it wrong
The order type depends on the current price and not on the signal, the instrument has another name at your broker, and signals expire. Rejections explained.Updated onWhere to find your MT5 investor password
The MT5 investor password is never displayed anywhere. Where to find it, how to reset it on desktop and mobile, and the trap that breaks the connection.Updated onOrder block: what it is, and how to spot one
What an order block is in Smart Money Concepts, the three conditions that separate it from an ordinary candle, and the two ways of drawing it.Updated onFair value gap: what it is, and how to draw it
A fair value gap is read across three candles and measured without interpretation. The exact rule, and how it differs from an order block.Updated onHow much to risk per trade, and how to compute it
The convention is 1 % of capital per position. But size is derived from the distance to the stop, never the other way round. Worked example and traps.Updated onShould you give an analysis tool your MT5 password?
MetaTrader 5 gives you two passwords and only one can trade. Which to hand over, what each allows, and what to check before connecting an account.Updated onOrder block, FVG, liquidity: the Smart Money Concepts glossary
The Smart Money Concepts vocabulary one term at a time: structure, BOS, CHoCH, order block, fair value gap, liquidity, sweep, premium, discount.Updated on