#CommunityAMA Influencing the Perception of Institutional Traders Discussions within online forex trading communities can collectively influence the perception of institutional traders. When members share theories about "smart money" vs. "dumb money," or analyze order blocks, liquidity gaps, and other price action concepts, it fosters a collective belief in a hidden struggle between retail and institutional traders. This shared narrative often leads individual traders to believe that institutional players are constantly trying to hunt their stop losses and that they must "trade like the institutions" to be successful. This can shift the community's focus from a simple technical or fundamental approach to a more complex, and sometimes paranoid, analysis of institutional intent.