This is where institutional accumulation or distribution happens.
In this chart, I have the blue line, that is the Price agreement.
Price moves sideways in a tight range, establishing areas of price agreement—these are your magnetic zones. ( blue line)
Think of this as the “trap” phase. Liquidity is building on both sides.
These zones are magnetic because:
Volume clusters there.
Most retail traders place orders around these levels.
Price tends to revisit these areas after a move—giving you potential entry on the retest.
🎯 Pro Tip: Mark the midpoint or volume node of the consolidation. It often becomes a key retest or reversion zone later.
Manipulation (Liquidity Grab) on 5/06/25 look at the 4HR chart.
Price breaks out of the range ( 5.28) , usually in the wrong direction 4.89(a false breakout).
This is a liquidity sweep—( 4.89) grabbing stop-losses and triggering emotional entries from uninformed traders.
After the sweep, look for a sharp reversal candle, 05/07/25 at earnings, often with volume spike or order block formation.
🧠 This is where you prepare—not enter yet. Let the market show intent.
Expansion (Real Move + Entry Confirmation)
Once the break of structure (BOS) happens in the opposite direction of the false breakout, that’s your signal.
Your ideal entry is often on:
The retest of the original range high/low (the edge of the magnetic zone),
A breaker block or fair value gap (FVG) just above or below the manipulation candle,
Or a 1HR or 15min order block if you want sniper entries.
🎯 Stop-loss: just outside the sweep level. Take profit: next liquidity pool or opposite side of the range.
🔑 Trusting the Process: Let the Zones Work
The magnetic zones are not just theory. They are psychological footprints of collective human behavior—where traders agree on value. Institutions return to these zones because that’s where the volume is.
Here’s how I trust the process:
Don’t chase the breakout—watch for manipulation.
Trust the reversion—the market often returns to the magnetic zone before the real move.
Wait for confirmation—don’t guess the direction, let the market tell you via BOS or rejection from the zone.
Stick to your system—when the setup aligns across multiple timeframes (1D, 4HR, 1HR), the probabilities are in your favor.
| Step | What to Look For | Tools |
| ---------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------ |
| 1. Consolidation | Range + magnetic zone | Volume Profile, Midpoint |
| 2. Manipulation | Stop hunt / sweep | Wick spikes, OBs |
| 3. Confirmation | BOS + Retest | FVG, Breaker Block, OB |
In this chart, I have the blue line, that is the Price agreement.
Price moves sideways in a tight range, establishing areas of price agreement—these are your magnetic zones. ( blue line)
Think of this as the “trap” phase. Liquidity is building on both sides.
These zones are magnetic because:
Volume clusters there.
Most retail traders place orders around these levels.
Price tends to revisit these areas after a move—giving you potential entry on the retest.
🎯 Pro Tip: Mark the midpoint or volume node of the consolidation. It often becomes a key retest or reversion zone later.
Manipulation (Liquidity Grab) on 5/06/25 look at the 4HR chart.
Price breaks out of the range ( 5.28) , usually in the wrong direction 4.89(a false breakout).
This is a liquidity sweep—( 4.89) grabbing stop-losses and triggering emotional entries from uninformed traders.
After the sweep, look for a sharp reversal candle, 05/07/25 at earnings, often with volume spike or order block formation.
🧠 This is where you prepare—not enter yet. Let the market show intent.
Expansion (Real Move + Entry Confirmation)
Once the break of structure (BOS) happens in the opposite direction of the false breakout, that’s your signal.
Your ideal entry is often on:
The retest of the original range high/low (the edge of the magnetic zone),
A breaker block or fair value gap (FVG) just above or below the manipulation candle,
Or a 1HR or 15min order block if you want sniper entries.
🎯 Stop-loss: just outside the sweep level. Take profit: next liquidity pool or opposite side of the range.
🔑 Trusting the Process: Let the Zones Work
The magnetic zones are not just theory. They are psychological footprints of collective human behavior—where traders agree on value. Institutions return to these zones because that’s where the volume is.
Here’s how I trust the process:
Don’t chase the breakout—watch for manipulation.
Trust the reversion—the market often returns to the magnetic zone before the real move.
Wait for confirmation—don’t guess the direction, let the market tell you via BOS or rejection from the zone.
Stick to your system—when the setup aligns across multiple timeframes (1D, 4HR, 1HR), the probabilities are in your favor.
| Step | What to Look For | Tools |
| ---------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------ |
| 1. Consolidation | Range + magnetic zone | Volume Profile, Midpoint |
| 2. Manipulation | Stop hunt / sweep | Wick spikes, OBs |
| 3. Confirmation | BOS + Retest | FVG, Breaker Block, OB |
Penafian
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Penafian
Maklumat dan penerbitan adalah tidak dimaksudkan untuk menjadi, dan tidak membentuk, nasihat untuk kewangan, pelaburan, perdagangan dan jenis-jenis lain atau cadangan yang dibekalkan atau disahkan oleh TradingView. Baca dengan lebih lanjut di Terma Penggunaan.