Most traders blame the market when they get liquidated or stopped out…But here’s what they never see:
It’s not the market. It’s a liquidity trap.
Big players (whales, market makers, smart money) manipulate price to grab liquidity before real moves happen. They literally engineer fake breakouts or breakdowns to trigger:
Retail stop losses
Liquidations on overleveraged trades
Panic selling or FOMO buying
Here’s how it works:
Price spikes up quickly looks like a breakout.
Everyone buys in.
It dumps instantly stop losses hit, people get wrecked.
Then the real move happens without them.
This is not random. It’s planned.
Smart traders:
Avoid emotional entries.
Wait for confirmation.
Trade after the trap is sprung.
If you keep getting wrecked, study liquidity zones not just price.
This is the game behind the game.