A market action designed to trigger stop-loss orders or flush out weaker participants before a price move.
A liquidity hunt, also known as a stop run or shakeout, is a deliberate market maneuver by large players to push an asset's price towards levels where a significant number of stop-loss orders are likely placed. By triggering these orders, the large players can acquire the asset at a more favorable price or facilitate their intended price movement, often by exploiting the selling pressure generated from the triggered stops.