Lately I have noticed something curious: every time I enter a transaction with a clear setup, the price turns right at that point. Casuality or too much precision? I wonder if the market is really reacting or if there are strong hands that see our orders and take advantage of them. Does anyone else have this?
Today I opened a length in EURUSD with volume confirmation and all the complete checklist. Literally in the second I executed, the price dropped 15 pips like a stone. I happened yesterday also in GBPJPY. This already smells weird.
Welcome to the club, the market has eyes, brother, and those eyes are called algorithms, you're not crazy, they're looking at you.
Is it not that your setups are poorly defined? Blaming the market for every stop loss is not going to make you better trader. Learn to accept your mistakes.
The irony is that when I operate without thinking too much, I do better. As soon as I follow a step-by-step system, it’s like someone knows exactly what I’m going to do.
I understand you perfectly. I have come to the point of waiting a few minutes after my signal is given, just to prevent the price from "smelling." And it is not paranoia.
Those "strong hands" aren't going to stop for a retail with 0.10 lots.
Do not underestimate the power of collective behavior. If a thousand people enter at the same time with the same technical logic, the LPs see it and act. It is not that they persecute you, it is that we are predictable.
Sometimes we're just part of a bigger pattern. It's not manipulation, it's that we're operating right where they all operate.
Or you might also use indicators that are already burned by all the bots. RSI, MACD, stochastic... are overused and exploited by algorithms.
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