THE REACTIVE TRADER: Vol. 2 - The Trap Detector

Understand the author’s approach to suspected stop hunts and failed breakouts. This compact guide focuses on checking price structure and confirmation before reacting to a fast move.

Inside this guide:

• Distinguish a breakout attempt from a failed move.

• Review liquidity zones and stop-hunt scenarios.

• Use the author’s trap-checking framework.

• Plan invalidation and exits before entering.

A short field guide of approximately 770 words. Descriptions of traps are interpretations of market behavior, not proof of institutional intent. Trading involves loss; this is educational material.