Liquidity target was not so clear; slow desperation, emerging from trap move marking end of trend is not the same as vulnerable equal swing pivot points Liquidity target at base of incumbent trend and signs of trend exhaustion via a trap move makes the case to go the other way
Trap looking move did not have location logic; traded against it
Liquidity void against a trap looking move that did not occur at an extreme Trying this logic out
Opposing trap like move is occuring before extreme Buyer buildup, pullback on HTF Trading a trend continuation
Smaller TF trap is there M15 trap may be a bit suspect HTF does show signs of trap and higher pullback Overall action is occurring before an extreme, making the setup valid Overall, I think the trade is valid but active trade management may be required
Opposing trap play has failed due to sharp reaction at logical area Mini trap setup as well and break of market stucture There is clear liquidity to target
Quality of trap was not as convincing and neither was the extremes reaction for this CT trade Hence exited quickly
Seller flow is there as the buyer swing is weakening There are clear liquidity targets to raid --> need to pay attention to this more! There are signs of trap-based initiations
HTF flow not in alignment and the trap was too small to be going CT against HTF flow
Trap was there but the HTF swing flow quality was not high; trend strength was dwindling. This is an important thing to consider
In-flow, good location, respecting rollover structure, clear trap trigger Well executed, good confidence Good exit based on slowing and reversing signs of momentum
Trap in place along with flow alignment Waiting for a sharp pullback rejection as the nature of rollover (rounded) demands it HTF trap alignment is also there
Trap did not occur at a logical location Did not pay attention to rollover logic
Location logic for the trap was not there HTF flow move was also a bit suspicious as there was no trap-based initiation
Flow in line Trap was there But location logic did not respect the rollover structure induced requirements for a pullback Confidence in the play and HTF liquidity sweep allowed me to capture the move ultimately
Liquidity sweep logic and flow logic in place But cut trade quickly at close to breakeven as the trap structure was not as clear
Non-reliable trap at a bad location Traps must break extremes clearly
UK GDP release created the trap HTF flow aligned and there was a clear liquidity target HTF location-wise, it made sense for the move to begin now than at another nearby extreme a little bit further off because the UK GDP release marked a major news event trap trigger On the LTF, I applied the learnings from previous trades and paid attention to the nature of...