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If you look at charts long enough, you start to see one common thing. The market loves to fool people. It loves to pretend it is going one way just so it can turn around and go the other way. And the sad part is that the trick works almost every time because most people react too fast. They see a breakout and jump in. They see a breakdown and panic and that is exactly when the market bites them.
These traps are not mistakes or accidents. They are part of how the market works. Big players need other people’s orders so they can enter or exit their positions. And the easiest way to get those orders is by making the chart look like something big is happening when in reality, nothing real has started yet.
Why The First Breakout Is Usually A Lie
The first breakout almost always tricks people because it is the moment everyone is waiting for. When a level is clear on the chart, millions of eyes see it. Millions of minds expect the same thing. And the market knows that.
So the price goes above the level just long enough to make people excited. Traders buy because they think they finally caught the move. People who were short stop out. It looks like the start of something strong. But then, without warning, the breakout loses strength and price falls right back inside the old range.
The market took what it needed.
The breakout was just bait.
And many traders learn this lesson the hard way.
Fake Breakouts Made Simple For Anyone To Understand
Think of a fake breakout like a door that looks open, but the moment you step inside, it slams shut behind you. You thought you were entering a new room, but you are actually stuck in the same place, and now it is harder to get out.
That is exactly what happens with price levels. A fake breakdown is the same idea, just flipped. Price dips below a support level, scares people into selling, then jumps right back up and leaves them behind.
These tricks work because people react fast. They act before understanding if the move is real.
What A Deviation Really Means
A deviation happens when price breaks a level then comes back inside and stays there. This is the market telling you, very quietly, that the breakout was a lie.
A deviation is powerful because it exposes the trap. It shows where people got caught. It shows where the market found orders. And once you learn to see it, the whole chart becomes easier to read.
Instead of chasing the first move, you wait for the fake to finish. Then you follow the real direction that comes after.
It is like waiting for the dust to settle so you can see the road clearly.
Why Traders Fall For These Traps Again And Again
People fall for these traps because emotions take over. Hope, fear, impatience, pressure, excitement. Most traders feel these every day. The market uses all of them against you.
When price moves fast, you feel like you need to act fast. But the truth is the opposite. The faster the move, the more careful you should be. The real moves are calm. The traps are fast.
How To Avoid Getting Tricked
The best way to avoid getting trapped is to wait for confirmation. Let price break the level, but do not trust it right away. Wait to see if it can stay there.
• If it cannot hold above the breakout, it was fake.
• If it cannot hold below the breakdown, it was fake.
• If it snaps back inside the range, the trap is done.
You do not need to catch the first five seconds of a move to win. You just need to enter after the lie is exposed.
Final Thought
The market will always try to fool the impatient. It will always reward the patient. The real skill is not reading every candle. It is learning when to wait, when to watch, and when to let the trap reveal itself.
The market is a storyteller.
It always shows its real message after the first lie.
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