u/No-Writing4525

would love to hear your thoughts. I am struggling to find consistency all across these tools. There are so many resources and people who claim xyz is the only tool that one should only focus.

I’m not saying the market is random but it definitely doesn’t move the way it used to starting April...

I keep seeing the same pattern over and over:

• clean levels form
• breakout looks solid
• you enter…
• and it instantly reverses

Like for example on NQ/ES:
Price ranges for a while, takes out the high, pushes a bit… then just dumps back into the range and goes the other way. That breakout ends up just being a wick.

It feels like:

• breakouts don’t follow through
• stops get hit way more often
• the first move is usually the wrong move

Almost like price is just moving to grab liquidity above highs/below lows and then reversing.

Is this just me adjusting to current conditions, or has something actually changed in how price moves?

Curious how others are dealing with this:

• Are you waiting for confirmation now instead of taking breakouts?
• Or is there something else I’m missing here?

I am just frustrated. Let me know if anyone has still a clean streak and how are you handling the current scenario.