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.
In Plazo Sullivan fashion, he demonstrated that hedge funds operate from frameworks, not forecasts.
1. Hedge Funds Enter Only at Structural Inflection Points
He explained that structural confirmation eliminates guesswork and filters out emotional trades.
2. Liquidity First, Direction Second
Plazo unpacked how hedge funds follow a strict liquidity-first model: they wait for stops, imbalances, or inefficiencies before stepping in.
Institutional Entries Require Force, Not Hope
Plazo stressed that displacement—a violent candle showing aggressive order flow—is the institutional green light.
4. Re-Entry Is the Real Entry
He emphasized that waiting for mitigation dramatically reduces drawdown and increases strike rate.
Fewer Trades, Higher Accuracy
Plazo confronted the crowd with an uncomfortable truth: hedge funds win by not trading—by filtering 95% here of noise.
What Joseph Plazo Ultimately Proved
By the end of the talk, the crowd understood something profound: hedge-fund trading isn’t mysterious—it’s methodical.