A concept that took me 6 months to truly understand in SMC: the difference between a liquidity grab and a genuine BOS. They look identical on the chart in real-time. Price breaks above a swing high — is this a real breakout (BOS) or a trap (liquidity sweep)? **Signs of a genuine BOS:** - The candle that breaks the level has a large body (not a long wick) - Price continues beyond the level without immediate reversal - HTF structure is aligned **Signs of a liquidity sweep (trap):** - The candle that breaks the level has a long wick and small body - Price quickly reverses back below the broken level within 1–2 candles - The broken level was an obvious equal high/low (retail stop cluster) - HTF structure is counter to the direction of the break The wick vs body distinction is the most reliable real-time tell. A genuine BOS tends to close well above the level; a liquidity grab closes back below it quickly. Do you have other methods for distinguishing real BOS from liquidity sweeps in real time?