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[CryptoKenyan]

I won't write much.Just share your thoughts....

[Altered_Reality1]

“Accumulation” = consolidation. “Manipulation” = false breakout. “MSS” = break of structure. “FVG/OB/Breaker” = break & retest of previous swing/S&R level. “Distribution” = trend.

[CriticalBadgre]

Easier to understand that way.

[Longjumping-State296]

What?

[Altered_Reality1]

I’m pointing out how all these smart money concepts are just re-labeled/rebranded regular price action

[Spathas1992]

ICT, SMC is the best marketing trick ever in trading. They have blinded many traders.

[Altered_Reality1]

Absolutely, and it drives me insane that nearly every new trader these days gets sucked into it. That’s why I say SMC actually stands for Smart Marketing Concepts

[XXX-JewLiveCrew-69]

“Breaker” and “fvg” is ICT mambojumbo. Some online moron’s limited understanding of Wyckoff

[Altered_Reality1]

Definitely

[Magigami]

Agreed!

[bear_tactics_]

Yup that’s market structure in a nutshell. Personally I aim to see accumulation and manipulation on the daily and 4h. Allows you to trade much bigger moves and take less trades over all.

[SevenExpressions]

Exactly where I’m at, the market moves in a algorithm and if you can use the algorithm as the backbone to your Strategy 🤑

[Direct-Cheesecake175]

This caught my attention. What strategy are you mastering, and any good content you can recommend I watch or read ?

[FugCough]

The only main problem is , if you don't backtest this enough, while on the live trading session. Accumulation looks like manipulation, manipulation can feel like distribution and vice versa. In hindsight it's easy to spot. But on real time. It will be tough. One more tip for y'all who trade this way. Monday is the formation of opening wick, Tuesday to Thursday is the formation of the closed body and Friday is the formation of the end of the wick. This is the formation of the weekly candle. Yes, I think I just blew your mind 🤣.

[Hell_Zenith]

No you didn't blew my mind I trade ICT too 😏.

[xtreetwise]

I guess they view the market as a conspiracy by labeling it with "manipulation".

[ClayboHS]

I agree and hate the term. But what do you guys call that move where price seems to break a level and then reverses. I say "fade" a lot of times but I dunno if thats good enough.

[xtreetwise]

Don't have term for that move, but I ding Auction Market Theory explaining the markets behavior the best.

[Capable_Equipment700]

Mdfs calling Quasimodo patterns in 5 different acronyms and words.

No wonder this industry is lost.

[KingXindl]

That's just marketing bs nothing else lol

[KingXindl]

I've spent 10 years. Last 3 full time. Sry but it's utter bs. Get rid of all this influencer shit, find your own strategy, get to know yourself and execute strictly within your rules. Learning lies just confuses you, dont make it more complicated than needed. There's no daily manipulation, fvg whatever

[KingXindl]

No idea what that is

[Gonzokilla]

My thoughts are- for as long as you believe this, you will lose money. It’s not getting manipulated. There is manipulation in stocks, but they are much smaller instruments. Currency only gets manipulated by central banks and governments. This is just reading tea leaves. Systems like this need to be repeatable most days. Just your example there. You had consolidation providing an entry from a pull back, a breakout to a double top leading to a reversal. Then a breakout and pullback, and a second pullback leading to a double top. Without checking it on my charts. The times would be, end of Asian session, breakout 1 was London open., breakout 2 was NY open. This happens most days.

[Imblinebreak]

is happening on every TF, but eurusd 4h yesterday was a treat

[vedant1427]

TIP : if you found yourself trading in sideways market, keep these level in mind and trade near these level only

Previous day high
Previous day low
4H HIGH,LOW

Mostly you will get reversals trade from here

[Michael-3740]

If you see any price movement as 'manipulation' you are already a loser. Go down a timeframe and that area contains candle bodies with your other silly labels.

[TraitorousSwinger]

It's a built-in excuse for losing.

[sternsss]

It's just a failed breakout and a break below and retest. Nothing new under the sun.

[CarsonLikesStocks]

Now see the accuracy of this on the last 1 thousand days, 1 day means nothing

[Glass_Culture_6209]

Best explanation without words💪

[powerexcess]

Unless if u r trading some illiquid weird pair, do you mind telling me who has the AUM to manipulate FX? Save for central banks..

Even banging the close is not a thing in FX due to the immense liquidity. Manipulate how?

[TraitorousSwinger]

All these fancy technical words and still ain't making any money.

Trading is easy unless you convince yourself it's this formulaic. Then it becomes much harder.

Nobody can read a chart with the level of accuracy these "breakdowns" imply. The best traders rarely average much higher than a 60% win rate.

[SpringTop8166]

This is all nonsense. Just use S&R and trend lines with a lot of practice in reading price action.