Imbalance in Trading: An Inside Look at the Manipulations of Major Players

I have been in the market for so many years, and I am still amazed at how most traders blindly believe in a "fair market." Let's face the truth: order block and imbalance are just traces left by whales manipulating prices and shaking retail traders out of their positions.

When I started trading, I naively believed that I could "read" the intentions of the market. Now I know that these "intentions" are often created artificially. The order block is not just a "region where large players placed their orders," as we are led to believe. It is an area where they intentionally create the appearance of demand or supply!

Order block: optical illusion

In practice, a block order is an entry point for large capital. But do you think they enter to later let you earn? Ha! They enter to later sell to you at a higher price.

It irritates me when beginners are advised to look for order blocks like the Holy Grail. I've seen people lose everything by blindly trusting these "signals". It's especially amusing when analysts retroactively draw perfect order blocks — good luck finding them in real time!

Imbalance: a trap for the naive

"Imbalance indicates unfinished orders" - sounds beautiful, right? But in reality, it's often a bait. The market does not "come back to fill in the gaps" due to some mystical fairness. It is controlled by specific people with specific interests.

I have traded during many "perfect imbalances" and I know that often behind these candles are bots that deliberately create price gaps to trap retail traders.

My reality against their theory

When we're told "wait for the price to return to the block", I can't help but laugh. I've lost quite a bit of money waiting for these "returns". The price often just breaks through zones that theoretically should have become reversal points.

Practical tips for beginners? Yes, there is one: don't believe everything written in beautiful articles about "understanding the market." These techniques work only until too many people start using them.

And these "tips" about demo accounts and studying history... In the real market, everything is different. Psychology changes when real money is at stake. No simulation can show this.

If you want to survive, learn to see where you are being deceived. Imbalance and order blocks are not forecasting tools, but merely traces of market manipulation in a place that has long ceased to be honest for trading.