Does Smart Money work or is it a scam
In short: Smart Money is not a magic strategy but a way to read the chart through liquidity and structure. Its logic rests on real market mechanics: large orders are filled where there is opposing liquidity. But like any analysis, it gives no guarantees.
Why it works for some and not others
It works for those who mark up strictly by the rules: a break only on a candle close, a CHoCH on the same structure level as the last BOS, entry from the 0.25–0.75 zone, fixed risk. It fails for those who see an order block in every candle.
Where the scam is
In courses that sell SMC as a system with 100% accuracy. The honest view: it is a tool for finding trades with a good reward-to-risk, and losing trades are part of it.
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