Jesse RogersFounder and CEO of Smart Trading Blueprint

See the Market This Way — Never Fall for Fake Breakouts Again

4 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this instructional video, the speaker contrasts two traders interpreting the same chart: one sees a breakout and goes long, while the other perceives a trap and prepares to short. He explains that candlesticks reveal what happened, while volume explains why, emphasizing the importance of the value area high and a B‑shaped volume profile in a bearish session. By waiting for price to reject the breakout level and close back inside the value area, the trader can target the trapped buyers who entered on the false breakout. The video concludes with a call to action, inviting viewers to comment "join" to receive a link to a free trading community for further learning.

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Two traders are looking at the same chart right now. One sees a breakout, but the other sees a trap. One of them is about to lose money, and it comes down to one thing: candlesticks tell you what happened, and volume tells you why. Now, here is what the retail trader sees: price breaks above a level, clean candle close, and they enter long. But here is what I see: the same break, but it's happening right into the value area high of this trading session. I'm going to wait and see what happens after we hit this level. And since this happened in a bearish session where the volume profile has formed a B-shape, and I know that breakout is likely just a trap, so instead of going long, I'm going to wait for price to reject and close back inside the value area. When it does, that is my short, because every single buyer who blindly entered on that breakout is now trapped. Same chart, completely different trade. If you want to learn more about this strategy, comment join and I'll send you a link to my free trading community.