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What is Maker?

The trader whose order was already resting when the trade happened. Adds liquidity, usually pays lower fees.

The maker was already there. Their order was resting on the book when somebody else decided to cross the spread and take it, which is why makers usually pay lower fees — the exchange is paying them for the patience that made the trade possible at all. ⚠ A practical trap: public exchange feeds report the MAKER's side, so a trade tagged 'sell' means a resting sell was hit, and the aggressor was a buyer. Read it the other way round and every signal inverts.

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Every idea on this page is something you can see on a live tape rather than take on faith. The board draws real executed trades as an army: buyers advance from the left, sellers from the right, and the glowing line between them is the price. Here is how to read it.

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