I used to think ranges meant indecision. Now I see them as hunting grounds.
When Bitcoin moves sideways for days or weeks, most traders relax. They start drawing clean support and resistance lines. They place stops just below the range low. They stack short entries just above the range high. It feels organized. Predictable. But markets don’t reward obvious positioning.
A range is simply a pool of liquidity waiting to be tapped.
Liquidity, in simple terms, is where orders sit. Stop losses are orders. Breakout entries are orders. Liquidation levels are forced orders. When price pushes slightly above resistance and then quickly snaps back inside the range, that is often not a failed breakout. It’s a liquidity sweep. The same logic applies below support. Price dips, triggers stops, fills large bids, then reverses.
This behavior tells us something important. The market may not be choosing direction yet. It may be clearing both sides first.
When you see wicks taking out previous highs and lows but no strong follow-through, ask yourself who benefits. Retail traders usually enter after confirmation. Larger players enter before it. They need liquidity to build size. That liquidity exists exactly where most traders place their risk.
The real signal comes after the hunt. If a sweep above resistance holds and volume expands, that’s acceptance. If it fails quickly, that’s distribution. Watch how price behaves after it takes liquidity, not during the move itself.
Ranges aren’t calm. They are preparation.
So the real question isn’t whether Bitcoin breaks up or down. It’s whether the market has taken enough liquidity yet to move with conviction.
That’s where control becomes visible.
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