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.
Plazo emphasized that the hallmark of Plazo Sullivan Roche Capital’s trading methodology is capital preservation through structural certainty.
Institutions Wait for Structure, Not Signals
In his TEDx talk, Plazo described market structure as the “language of institutional intent.”
Hedge Funds Hunt Liquidity Before Positioning
He highlighted that hedge funds don’t enter randomly—they enter where liquidity ensures minimal slippage and maximum control.
Institutional Entries Require Force, Not Hope
He revealed that hedge funds view displacement as proof, not prediction.
Institutions Don’t Enter First—They Enter Second
He emphasized that waiting for mitigation dramatically reduces drawdown and increases read more strike rate.
Capital Protection Through Selective Execution
He explained that capital protection isn’t about strategy; it’s about discipline.
Why This TEDx Talk Hit So Hard
Listeners realized they weren’t learning tactics; they were learning the architecture of protection that institutions live by.