My coffee went cold twenty minutes ago.
Still sitting at my desk, staring at the same chart I've been analyzing for the past hour,
I usually don't do this, I don't even trade most days out of the week anymore.
But I'm sitting here watching retail do what they do best,
Chase the obvious move that isn't really obvious at all.
See, there's this trader I know who made $180k last quarter using one approach.
While everyone else was getting chopped up in "ranging markets" and complaining about volatility.
His secret wasn't some complicated algorithm or insider information.
He figured out something most traders refuse to accept.
The market doesn't break out.
It breaks minds.
Every "obvious" level you're watching?
So is everyone else.
And that's exactly the problem.
When the crowd expects resistance to hold, the market sweeps above it to collect their stops before reversing.
When everyone's waiting for support to bounce, price dips below to grab liquidity before the real move begins.
It's not a glitch in the system.
It's the system.
You have to learn to turn around and walk the opposite direction of the crowd
Bias. Sweep. Entry.
That's it.
I know I pose it to look a lot simpler than it really is,
But quite frankly if you have the IQ of a 9th grader this can be fully comprehended and implemented within a week
Solely with the information from this email alone
Here's how it works...
Bias
This isn't about being bullish because your favorite Twitter guru posted a rocket emoji.
Bias is an institutional footprint.
You look at the 4H or daily timeframe.
You see if we're making higher highs and higher lows, or lower highs and lower lows.
You understand if price is in premium or discount.
Most importantly, you understand that markets move from liquidity to liquidity.
Big money doesn't care about your trendlines.
They care about where they can fill massive orders without moving price against themselves.
So when you're determining bias, you're not asking "will this go up or down?"
You're asking "where does smart money need price to go next?"
Different question. Different answer.
Sweep
This is where most traders get separated from their money.
They see price approaching their resistance level and think "this is it, the breakout!"
What they don't realize is that price often needs to sweep the liquidity sitting above (or below) that level before the real move begins.
It's not a breakout.
It's a collection.
The market is grabbing stops and filling orders before reversing in the intended direction.
Most retail traders are providing that liquidity.
Entry
Wait for the sweep on your entry timeframe.
Then look for your Fair Value Gap, Order Block, or Optimal Trade Entry.
Not before the sweep. After.
Let them collect the stops first.
Then step in when the real move begins.
The difference between profitable traders and everyone else isn't intelligence.
It's understanding that the market bluntly lies to your face before it tells the truth.
Your job isn't to predict the future.
It's to position yourself correctly when the truth finally comes out.
A lot of you are fighting against this reality instead of working with it.
You're trying to catch falling knives instead of waiting for the sweep to complete.
Your providing liquidity instead of taking it.
Here's what I've learned after years of getting this wrong:
The market will show you exactly where it wants to go.
But first, it's going to do everything possible to shake out the weak hands.
If you can sit through the shake-out, the real move is usually worth the wait.
Elongated displeasure for long term satisfactory
That's the money maker.
Patience, prosperity and a keen understanding of your game.
If you need help finding this arc of personality that you'll have to take on to fit into the profitable version of yourself
It takes a minute to fill out and I'll personally review your situation.
we'll create a custom roadmap for your specific goals, see if you're a fit
No pressure, just opportunity
Talk soon,
Atif
