Joseph Plazo’s TEDx session wasn’t just a talk; it was a front-row seat to institutional discipline, surgical timing, and the invisible systems that guard hedge-fund capital.
He made it clear that in the institutional world, survival precedes profit—an axiom deeply embedded into Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital’s operating DNA.
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.
Hedge Funds Hunt Liquidity Before Positioning
According to Plazo, liquidity isn’t just a concept; it’s the oxygen hedge funds breathe.
Why read more Hedge Funds Wait for Aggressive Imbalance
Plazo broke down how displacement confirms the presence of heavyweight players in the market.
Institutions Don’t Enter First—They Enter Second
The audience leaned in as he described this as the “institutional trapdoor to precision.”
5. Hedge Funds Protect Capital by Trading Less, but Smarter
Plazo revealed that elite traders measure success not by entries, but by avoided losses.
The Standing Ovation
Listeners realized they weren’t learning tactics; they were learning the architecture of protection that institutions live by.