Definition
Buy-Side Liquidity
Resting buy limit orders below the current bid, waiting to absorb sell aggression.
Full Explanation
Buy-side liquidity is the collection of buy limit orders sitting at and below the current bid — participants who want to buy but are waiting for a lower price. When sell aggression arrives at these levels, buy-side liquidity absorbs it. If it is deep enough, price stops or reverses. If it is insufficient, price relocates through it. Note: some trading communities use this term to mean clusters of stop orders above highs. In this framework, buy-side liquidity means resting buy limit orders — a precise mechanical definition.
In the Book
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Chapter 2 · The Mechanics
Liquidity and Aggression
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