Time for the Hammer?” – When Price Breaks, Then Breathes

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🧠 What Just Happened?

The chart opens with a classic market behavior:
Price runs above recent highs — triggering a wave of emotional entries and stop hunts. Right after, it drops sharply, hinting that something deeper is at play.

This sequence reflects how markets often:
  • Bait retail traders with a breakout
  • Break structure suddenly
  • Then pull back — not for mercy, but to reload


🔍 Why This Pullback Matters
After the aggressive drop, price didn't just fall aimlessly. It paused and returned to a zone of imbalance, a gap where liquidity is still waiting. That retrace isn’t weakness — it’s intent.

This kind of setup teaches a key concept:
“The real move comes after the aggressive move — not before.”

📚 A Lesson in Patience
  1. Most traders enter on the breakout (the sweep)
  2. Smart traders enter on the pullback into value
  3. Pros wait for the reaction + structure shift before doing anything

This isn’t about being first. It’s about being right when it matters.

🧭 Final Thought
The hammer doesn't fall until the trap is fully set.

Study these moves. Study the emotion behind the candles. That's where edge lives.
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