Smart Money Concepts Explained

CFDTrader Team · 3/25/2026

Core components of SMC: market structure, liquidity, fair value gaps, and order blocks.

Smart Money Concepts Explained

Smart Money Concepts (SMC) describe trading strategies based on institutional behavior.


The core components include:


—€¢ Market Structure
—€¢ Liquidity
—€¢ Fair Value Gaps
—€¢ Order Blocks


By combining these tools traders attempt to align with institutional flows.