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Forex liquidity grab illustration showing price chart and stop loss levels

What Is a Liquidity Grab in Forex Trading?

A liquidity grab is a market phenomenon where price briefly moves above a recent high or below a recent low to trigger stop-loss orders placed by retail traders. This usually happens near: Why Does a Liquidity Grab Happen? Large market participants such as banks and institutions require liquidity to enter large positions.Retail traders’ stop-loss orders […]