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If you’ve ever whispered, “Someone’s watching me trade…”
You’re not entirely wrong.
It’s not your trade they’re watching.
It’s your fear.
And fear has a very specific hiding place: your stop-loss.
The Elevator Problem: Why Stops Get Hunted
Picture this:
A high-rise building with only two elevators.
Only ten people can ride per trip.
What happens?
A crowd forms.
Everyone wants in.
But only the strongest push through.
The weak get shoved out.
That’s your trade in a nutshell.
Your stop-loss is where you get shoved out.
And the institutions?
They’re the ones pressing the elevator button.
They need your stop.
They hunt it for liquidity.
Because without enough volume, they can’t move their billions.
The Cruel Irony
They know exactly where you hide.
Obvious resistance?
They see it.
Round numbers?
They salivate.
Textbook stop-loss placement?
To them, it’s a neon sign flashing “free liquidity here.”
The cruel truth is: the safer you think you are, the more exposed you actually are.
The Fix: A Number You Probably Ignore
The solution isn’t complicated.
It’s ATR - Average True Range.
Most beginners ignore it, but ATR is the difference between stops that survive and stops that get hunted.
ATR tells you how much the market typically moves in a given timeframe.
If your stop is inside that “breathing room,” you’re toast.
If it’s beyond that range, you’re hidden.
Even in plain sight.
How to Stop Getting Hunted
Whether you trade forex, crypto, or stocks, this applies across the board:
Find the ATR for your timeframe (daily, 4H, 1H).
Add the ATR value beyond your obvious level.
If support is at 1.2000 and ATR is 30 pips, don’t place your stop right at 1.1980.
That’s bait.
Place it at 1.1970 or beyond.
Hidden.
Out of reach.
Think like an institution.
Ask yourself: “If I had to move billions, where would I grab liquidity?”
Then don’t park your stop there.
The Lesson
If your stop-loss keeps getting hit before the market moves in your direction, it’s not bad luck.
It’s not the market being unfair.
It’s you being obvious.
But once you start placing your stops with ATR and phase alignment, you’ll stop feeling like someone’s watching you trade.
Because institutions won’t find you.
And when they can’t find you, you survive.
And when you survive, you win.
Forex, crypto, and stock courses for beginners often focus on patterns, indicators, and textbook setups.
But what really separates struggling traders from professionals is knowing how to stay hidden.
The market is a game of survival.
Your stop-loss isn’t just protection - it’s your biggest tell.
Hide it properly, and you stop being the liquidity.
You start trading like the ones who move the elevator.
We’ll talk soon,
Team Moneytize