How Perp Markets Bait and Bleed You (Part 2/5)

Let’s continue where we left off.

Yesterday I told you how Saylor’s tweets don’t move the market. They move you.

Today I’ll show you something even darker.

This isn’t theory.
This is how market makers make billions every quarter.

Read this carefully.

2. Perp Markets Are the Trap

Here’s how the game works:

Institutions load up on size.

They go heavy long.
Or they go heavy short.

But they don’t want you to know that yet.
So they create just enough price action to get your attention.

A little green.
A small breakout.
Momentum builds.
And suddenly retail starts chasing.

You think it’s the start of a big move.
You go all in.
You post on Twitter.
You get emotional.

Then they flip the market.

And just like that, your trade is gone.
Stop loss hit.
Position wiped.
And worst of all? You start questioning your whole system.

But it wasn’t your system that failed.
It was a setup.

They baited you. Then they bled you.
It’s called "Bait and Bleed."

And they do it over and over.

Now here’s the part that hurts:

Most of you know this is happening.
You’ve seen it.
You’ve felt it.

But you still fall for it.

Why?

Because you’re emotional.
Because you chase green candles.
Because you’re addicted to momentum instead of mastering conviction.

You keep saying “This time is different.”
But it’s not.

It’s a trap.

And if you don’t learn to stop chasing,
you will spend this entire bull cycle getting rinsed.

Let me make this even more clear.

• Most perp pumps are fake.

• Most breakouts are liquidity grabs.

• Most dumps are not breakdowns. They are flushes to reset sentiment.

Your job is to see through the deception.
Not to react to it.

So what can you do?

• Stop chasing first move breakouts

• Look for confirmation, not hype

• Wait for the trap to spring

• Trade the second move, not the first

And most importantly:

This game punishes impatience and rewards planning.

You have to move like a sniper.
Not a tourist with a meme coin wishlist.

Tomorrow, I’ll break down the stop loss trap.
It’s even more evil.

They know exactly where you place your stop.
They target it.
They clear you out.
Then price moves exactly where you thought it would.

Sound familiar?

Yeah. That one’s gonna sting.

But here’s the thing:

If this is already opening your eyes,

The entry traps.
The psychological games.
The market cycle timing windows.
The exact framework I use for rotation and exit planning.

And inside the 9-5 Traders Premium Discord, I break it down live
with charts, levels, and weekly updates.

I’m not here to post hopium.
I’m here to build killers.

The 4 to 8 week window is real.
The clock is ticking.

You’re either early, or too late.
Choose early.

Tomorrow: Part 3 “Your Stop Loss Is Their Liquidity”

Stay sharp,
Victor