Picture this: you watch the market grind upward, everyone is calling for a new all-time high, and suddenly a massive short order gets placed right at the local resistance. Most retail traders get trapped buying the breakout at the very top, only to watch their positions bleed out when the whales decide to distribute. It is the classic liquidity hunt that leaves late buyers holding the bag.

We recently saw a high-conviction bearish setup targeting $BTC with a tight invalidation at $66,000 and a profit target down at $62,000. This kind of trade relies on a distribution pattern we have seen play out the exact same way before. When liquidity pools build up just below key psychological levels, market makers love to sweep them before a deeper correction.

This setup looks highly similar to the mid-2021 distribution phase where $BTC repeatedly faked out retail buyers before dropping ten percent in a matter of days. While major altcoins like $ETH often lag during these sudden drops, they eventually follow the leader down, making these macro short setups highly predictive for the broader market direction.

How are you hedging your spot bags during these resistance tests?

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