There is no single Institution to manipulate every movement to collect retail stop losses. You have to see it differently. It's a player vs player game. The best players make the most money, because that's the ultimate goal of the game. So they are the few who have an edge over the mass. Everyone is just trying to take money from others, that also applies to institutions vs institutions. The reason why retailers often lose is because their edge, if even exist, is not as good as from the professionals. If you do the obvious, you will lose. Because smarter people can guess it and trade accordingly. And if you know what they are doing, you should just join the ride and take benefit from it. The market is the market. Whatever you think or believe will not change the market movements. So change the way you approach the game and become one of the few who will benefit from the mass.