🎯 Fakeout or Breakout? How to Spot a Liquidity Grab
Ever entered a breakout… only to watch price reverse, hit your stop-loss, and then move in your original direction?
That’s often what a liquidity sweep can look like.
Here are 3 signals to watch before chasing a breakout 👇
1️⃣ Watch the Wick & Close
🔴 Possible Fakeout: Price sweeps a key level, leaves a long wick, and closes back inside the range.
🟢 Stronger Breakout: Price closes decisively beyond the level and holds there.
2️⃣ Look at Volume
🔴 Weak Breakout: Price breaks the level, but volume shows little expansion.
🟢 Stronger Breakout: The move is supported by increased trading activity.
⚠️ Volume is confirmation — not proof. Always read it together with price structure.
3️⃣ Watch What Happens Next
A quick rejection back into the range can signal a liquidity sweep.
If price holds beyond the level, retests it successfully, and continues building structure, the breakout becomes more convincing.
🎯 Golden Rule:
Don’t chase the first spike.
Wait for the candle close, observe the retest, and look for confirmation before entering.
A level being broken doesn’t automatically mean the trend will continue.
Have you ever been trapped by a fakeout? 👇
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