MARKET MAKERS PLAY THIS GAME—AND THEY STOP YOU OUT EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.💯

"Don’t buy it outright. Instead, place your buy order at the exact spot where you’d normally set your stop loss… then sit back and watch how often price kisses that level."

This hit me like a ton of bricks. For years, I was that trader—jumping in too soon, FOMO-chasing, only to get slapped by the market’s whip. I’d enter aggressively, slap my stop just under "support," and boom—liquidated. Then I’d watch the market rocket to my original target… without me.

The cost? More than just money. My confidence, my sanity, my belief in trading—all drained.

The Agony of Premature Entries

I mistook haste for skill. "Get in early, ride the wave!" But really? I was trading from fear—fear of missing out, fear of being left behind. And the market feasts on fear. It rewards patience.

Then came the lightbulb moment:
"Stop buying the pullback. Place your entry where your stop would’ve been… and observe."

Sounded insane. But I tested it. Drew my usual stop level. Didn’t enter. Just waited. No emotion. No desperation. Just a hidden order, lying in wait.

And the market? It hunted that level—precisely. But this time? I wasn’t the casualty. I was the sniper.

The Lessons That Changed My Trading

🔹 Chasing = amateur hour — The market loves your impulsiveness. Reverse the script.
🔹 Stop zones are liquidity buffets — That’s where price wants to go. So be there first.
🔹 Patience is the ultimate edge — Let the market prove your thesis before you commit.

Now? I don’t chase. I don’t plead for setups. I wait. I watch. I strike only when the market bends to my terms. My win rate didn’t turn mythical—but my process? Unshakable.

If you’re sick of being the prey… maybe it’s time to become the hunter.

Because the line between stopped out and filled? It’s not luck. It’s discipline.