1. Don’t trade expectation — trade behavior.

Most traders lose not because of strategy, but because they trade fantasies, not facts.

— Did it drop significantly? Then it 'must' bounce.

— Did it rise sharply? Well, everything, soon a dump.

— A lot of red? 'Probably the bottom.'

— A lot of green? 'Everything will crash soon.'

This is not trading. It’s projection.

The market is not obliged to do what you want. It simply does what it does.

And your task is to react, not to guess.

Professionals look not at the candles, but at the behavior:

- Where is the crowd panicking or entering with greed?

- Where does the price stall but does not break through?

- Where was there a liquidity grab without continuation?

Who holds the initiative: buyer or seller?

If you don’t see this — don’t enter. A missed trade is preserved capital.

2. Where are the real levels, and where are the traps.

A level is not a line on the chart. It’s a place where:

- Someone entered a position

- Someone was defending

- Someone lost money

Signs of a real level:

- There was volume

- There were shadows, bounces

- Several retests

The price stalled at the zone, it didn’t just fly by.

If the price touches the zone and... nothing — it’s no longer a level. It’s a trap.

A breakout without a struggle is not a level.

A false breakout with a sharp return shows exactly where the crowd made a mistake.

These zones are the strongest.

There was a real imbalance of emotions. That’s where to expect a reaction.

3. What to do when the market does not go 'as planned'.

You’ve marked everything: structure, level, scenario.

But the market behaves differently.

What to do?

1. Remove 'must' from your vocabulary.

The price owes nothing to anyone.

Work with 'if-then':

If it breaks and returns — then I will enter.

If not — I am out of position.

2. Observe where the market 'stalls'.

When neither side can push through — that’s not a signal to enter. It’s a zone of observation.

Whoever gets tired will lose.

All you need to do is wait.

3. Enter not where you planned — but where the crowd made a mistake.

The best points are the mistakes of others:

— false breakout,

— stop hunting,

— pattern disruption.

It’s not your idea that moves the price, but the reaction of other players.

Conclusion:

The market doesn’t require you to be right. It requires you to be flexible.

Don't stand your ground — stand with those who truly move the price.