The Market Maker Sell Model is the evil twin of MMBM.
It shows how the big players distribute long positions, lure in late buyers… and reverse hard to the downside ⚠️
Understand this model = you avoid buying tops and FOMO traps 🎯
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🧩 3 Phases of MMSM:
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🔼 Phase 1: Re-Accumulation / Expansion Phase
• Price is trending up
• Clean bullish structure: HHs + HLs
• FVGs getting respected
• Liquidity forming above every new high 🧲
📈 Retail loves this part — everyone is bullish
But smart money is selling into strength, not buying anymore 👀
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🎭 Phase 2: Manipulation Phase
This is the trap zone. Price sweeps the highs one final time…
👉 To trigger breakout buys + stop-losses of early shorters
🔍 Watch for:
• Sharp move above recent high
• Then instant rejection back into range
• Often during NY open or major session overlaps
• Bearish divergence on CVD or RSI
• High volume + absorption
😨 Retail buys the top — smart money offloads heavy
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💣 Phase 3: Distribution / Reversal Phase
💥 Now the real move begins — price dumps fast
Structure flips bearish:
✅ Break of structure (BOS) to the downside
✅ FVGs + OBs form as price collapses
✅ Pullbacks into those = sniper short zones
🔻 Price starts targeting internal lows, equal lows, and unfilled inefficiencies
This is the leg where real money is made — if you didn’t chase the pump
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🎯 How to Trade the MMSM Like a Shark 🦈
1. Spot the Bullish Trend (Phase 1)
• Wait for signs of exhaustion
• Mark equal highs or liquidity above swing tops
2. Prepare for the Manipulation Trap (Phase 2)
• Watch for strong push-up + instant rejection
• Look for:
• Rejection wicks
• CVD divergence
• No follow-through candles
3. Confirm the Shift (Phase 3)
• BOS to downside confirms shift
• Entry = FVG or OB on pullback
• TP = below equal lows / imbalances
• SL = above trap wick
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📌 MMSM + Volume or CVD = Supercharged confirmations
If volume spikes during the top sweep — but price doesn’t continue?
→ That’s smart money dumping into buyers
If CVD is rising but price stalls or drops?
→ Buyers trapped = time to strike
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📊 Real Flow Example:
• Price trends up cleanly → builds highs
• NY open → fast wick above recent swing
• Price nukes back into range
• BOS forms → FVG forms
• Retest of FVG → sniper entry → waterfall drop 💦
This is how pro traders short the top while retail screams “buy the dip!” 😵💫
