Let me tell you something that could save your entire trading journey... ๐I used to think I was smart โ catching pumps early, setting tight stop losses, riding the trend... until the market showed me whoโs boss ๐
๐THE TRUTH: MARKET MANIPULATION IS REAL ๐ฏ
Letโs break down how the pros trap retail traders like us using a 7-step manipulation strategy ๐
๐น Step 1: Hope Enters the Chat ๐ข
Retail traders (like me ๐ญ) start buying after a nice little pump, thinking the trend will continue. Momentum looks good... but itโs a trap!
๐น Step 2: Stop Loss Shift โ ๏ธ
Price creates a higher low โ everyone moves their stop losses up for "safety". I did the same. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
๐น Step 3: Sideways Death โ Consolidation ๐งฑ
Price starts ranging โ up, down, up, down... no clear direction. We sit, wait, and pray ๐ while the smart money watches us load up.
๐น Step 4: The Fake Breakdown ๐
Boom! A sudden drop... A "breakout"!
Everyone panics.
Guess what?
Stop losses get hit. Accounts get wiped. I got liquidated right here! ๐ฅ๐ชฆ
๐น Step 5: Stop Loss Hunt Complete ๐ฏ
This is exactly where big players collect liquidity.
They take our losses... and get ready to reverse the market. ๐
๐น Step 6: Smart Money Enters ๐ฐ
The real move begins... but without us.
I was already out of the trade... watching the market pump without me ๐โก๏ธ๐
๐น Step 7: Price Returns to the Same Zone ๐ฒ
It goes back into the same range โ as if nothing ever happened.
But accounts like mine? Gone. ๐
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๐ง LESSON LEARNED:
I got liquidated because I didnโt understand this manipulation pattern.
Now?
๐ฅ I tread after the stop hunt.
๐ฅ I donโt chase fake breakouts.
๐ฅ I wait for smart entry like Step 6!
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Save this.
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Study this.
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Donโt repeat my mistake.
Because the market isnโt always random โ itโs strategically manipulated.
๐ Learn the game before you play it ๐ช
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