What is Smart Money Trap ( SMT). This Post will help you to understand SMT. SMT appeared after IDM
The triangle pattern is a popular chart pattern that is often used by technical analysts to identify potential breakout opportunities. However, traders should be aware that the triangle pattern can also be a trap for unsuspecting beginners. Why the Triangle Pattern is a Trap One of the reasons why the triangle pattern can be a trap is that it is a very...
Trading traps are a common occurrence in the cryptocurrency market. They can be created by a variety of factors, including market manipulation, technical analysis, and psychological biases. While traps can be dangerous for traders who are not prepared, they can also be a source of profit for those who know how to trade them effectively. In this article, we will...
The HOMie Mentality: Buying at ATH Many novice traders, or HOMies, fall into the trap of buying a cryptocurrency when it's near its all-time high (ATH). They're influenced by FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and jump into the market without a clear strategy. Market Dynamics: Understanding the Cycle Cryptocurrency markets follow a cyclical pattern of ups and...
Just passing this cool info written by a guy called Ben Carlson. - Ben discusses the differences between probability and certainty: "There are two arguments I see on a regular basis that show up as a result of data overload: …because that’s never happened before. …because that’s what’s always happened before. -The problem with this line of thinking is that...
Hello traders - In this part, we will talk about the smart money trap. - There are a lot of traps for traders left by big boys in the markets to take your money. That's why it's important to be careful, and don't swim with fish but swim with sharks if you don't want to be eaten. - The move is designed to first take out early sellers, then take SMC...
Capital markets like crypto, stocks and forex are full of traps designed to prey on unsuspecting and emotional retail traders. Two of the most common are bear traps and bull traps. Traders have many challenges when trading, these include high volatility, unexpected events, incorrect signals, risks, among other challenges like Bull Trap or Bear Trap. Before we...
Now, through the efforts of a market maker, something similar to the Head and Shoulders can be traced on the chart. This is drawn in order to lure inexperienced traders who will be trapped into shorts. However, experienced traders know that a H&S is a reverse setup! Knowing how to spot traps of the market maker is just as important as knowing how to find your...
Market's do not trend all the time. After a strong trend in either direction, the market goes into consolidation mode where it chops between a range for weeks to months trapping both sides. It is best to sit on the sidelines as getting the direction right in such a situation doesn't provide the best risk:reward
Inducement is a trap before an area of supply or demand. Price will usually lure impatient buyers/sellers into the market before the zone is met to create liquidity. Once the impatient traders get trap [ped and stopped out, the true move begins. This just goes to show the importance of sitting on your hands! Traders, if you have your own opinion about this...
Hello everyone! Today I want to discuss with you a very interesting topic - the traps of market makers. Let's get started. Traps… How often did you encounter this - you opened a position, and why did the price go sharply against you, knocking out your stop loss, and as soon as your position was closed with a loss, the price turned around again and went where...
The concept around equal high liquidity comes from the understanding that stop losses hold above these points. In this example, price broke out of bullish structure and began to form bearish market conditions. This would of course attract sellers, especially at the double top point marked. The idea is simple, tackle the impulsive sellers before the trend...
If we see a pattern form that retail likes to trade, It is highly likely that this pattern may get manipulated. The reason these common patterns get manipulated is because of liquidity forming. Banks want to make sure they can create enough liquidity for themselves to get positioned nicely in the market. They do this by driving the price up/down into stop loss...
In this quick and easy lesson, I will break down the concept of liquidity. If you retain the thought that liquidity stands for an area where stop losses are you will grasp this concept quickly. We often see spikes into areas of liquidity before true moves continue, this is so that banks can capture as many orders as possible before they depart from the area.
5.12.20 This video is the sequel to the previous video. In addition, I showed two ways to frame range boxes on the gold contract. I decided to give a closer look at the bear trap on the DXY and as I did this, I realized I had to look at a couple of time frames in order to add clarity. This was a bear trap on smaller time frame, but it is a retest of a breakout...