After years in the space I think I have a good (not perfect) recipe to not get liquidated: 1️⃣ Use liquidation maps to spot where NOT to enter size. Clusters of dense open interest + stops act like magnets → price is drawn there by whales. 2️⃣ Don’t long into rising clusters or short into falling ones. Smart money harvests these areas. 3️⃣ When entering, time around empty zones with reduced liquidation density. Entry in low-liquidity pockets = less risk of being swept. 4️⃣ Set stops outside of major clusters, not inside them. Clusters are targeted — whales force liquidations there to gain better fills. 5️⃣ Combine the map with orderflow/OB, RSI or market structure. Maps alone ≠ signal. They show where volatility will cluster, not where direction will sustain. 6️⃣ After big liquidation events → watch for potential reversal plays. Markets often mean-revert once major leverage is flushed. Remember: liquidation maps show where the pain is. Good traders avoid being the target.