The Setup That Prints, Why I Keep Coming Back to This One Pattern

A lot of traders spend their days darting from one trade to another,

Just chasing fleeting opportunities. 

I used to do the same. But now, I wait. I wait for traps.

There’s one setup I just can’t let go of, not because it’s flashy or frequent, but because when it appears, it almost always delivers. 

It’s all about the liquidity sweep, the break, the retest, and then you’re done.

Let me walk you through the anatomy of the setup.

It always begins with price consolidation. 

The market quietly builds liquidity above those equal highs or below the equal lows. 

My strategy? Patience. I don’t make premature moves.

And then, the sweep happens.

Impatient traders get stopped out, while short-sellers jump in, eager to profit from what they believe is the peak. 

But you have to see it through 

Because when you do, you can see it’s just setting the trap.

When the price shifts and breaks the structure opposite the sweep, that’s the green light. 

The retest follows, price revisits the broken zone, often aligning with a fair value gap or the wick of the sweep. 

That’s when I pounce.

My entry comes after confirmation on the retest. 

Stops go below the sweep (or above if short), and targets are set at the next clear liquidity pool. 

It’s straightforward, neat, and replicable.

Why does it keep working? 

Because the market feeds on emotions. 

This setup exploits that. 

It punishes those diving into breakouts too soon and those chasing trends too late. 

In contrast, it rewards patience and a keen eye for patterns.

Here’s the thing. I don’t need loads of setups. I’m not flipping between strategies. 

I just need this one

The one that appears frequently and delivers reliably across Forex, Futures, and even Crypto. 

Different assets, same human emotions, same structural needs for liquidity.

The real challenge for many traders? 

They lack a defined edge. 

If you can’t clearly articulate your go-to setup or pinpoint where your advantage lies on a chart, you’re just guessing, likely bleeding away your capital.

Here’s a thought: What’s the one pattern you swear by? 

The one you could stake your confidence, and perhaps a loan on? 

If it’s not clear yet, it might be time to scale back on noise and shift focus to understanding and exploiting these market traps. 

If you need help establishing your defined edge, 

You can find it here 

Talk tomorrow, 

Atif.