he Trap of Friday’s Fakeout (Read This Before You Chase Another Breakout)
Sunday Trader's Note: The Trap of Friday's Fakeout
The Trap of Friday's Fakeout
Friday’s session was a masterclass in why structure matters more than sentiment.
📈 On the surface, it looked like a breakout day. The market ramped up in the pre-market, piercing through key resistance levels, giving traders a clear sense of bullish continuation.
And that’s exactly where many got caught.
❌ The Trap Everyone Walked Into
Right after the open, a wave of long-biased traders rushed in—convinced the breakout was real. But in our group, we saw something different.
I laid out this exact reversal setup during the premarket planning session. Check the snapshot
🔍 You can even see the annotated chart below—yellow marker highlighting the liquidity sweep zone
Or 📺 Watch the exact moment here :
That’s 30 minutes into the video, where I call out the setup live, in real-time.
✅ What I Did Instead
Rather than chase the move, I anticipated the trap, recognized the structure, and shorted the pop. The result?
Controlled entries
Measured risk
Strong profit into the reversal move
Traders in our community walked away not just green—but confident in their execution.
The Core Lesson
Not every breakout holds.
Not every gap-up leads to trend continuation.
Understanding context and structure is what separates reactive traders from consistently profitable ones.
📌 I’ll be posting a detailed recap of this short setup—how we identified it, why it worked, and how to repeat it.
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Regards
Shawn