: These zones are designed to create "false" support and resistance levels to trap retail traders.

In BTMM, the market is viewed as a game between the Market Makers (MMs) and the Retail Public. Part 05 focuses on the specific geometry the MMs use to engineer moves.

The price often fails to cross or immediately pulls back from the 50 EMA on the H1 chart after the top.

Steve Mauro ’s Part 05 focuses on identifying the Trading Zone and mastering the Rule Top (and bottom) formations to avoid dealer traps. Core Concepts of the Trading Zone

: The dealer will drive price up into the zone three separate times to induce buyers.

: Valid setups primarily occur during session transitions, such as the London session open

Promotional/Teaser In BTMM — Steve Mauro Part 05, discover the Trading Zone and the RUL Top: the exact zones where big players concentrate orders and the telltale signs a rally is about to exhaust. Mauro reveals practical, rule-based tactics for entering with the trend, protecting capital, and capturing final squeezes before reversals. Packed with chart study and actionable setups—this episode turns market noise into a mapped plan.

Market makers use "stop hunts" and "fake breakouts" to manipulate price action at these levels.

Before the market can drop, the market maker must collect liquidity from breakout buyers and retail stop losses. Price will aggressively thrust upward out of the Asian Range, creating the appearance of a strong bullish breakout. This aggressive move is often accompanied by large, fast candles designed to trigger FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) in retail traders. Rule 2: The First Leg and the Pin

Market Makers require high liquidity to enter large positions without moving the price against themselves. They create a Trading Zone to induce retail traders into taking the wrong side of the market.

The "Top" or Peak Formation High (PFH) is the highest point of a trend where the MM has finished inducing buyers and is ready to reverse the market . Key rules include:

Entry, stop, and target rules inside the Trading Zone

The rules for the "Top" can be rigid; beginners often misidentify Level 2 consolidations as Level 3 Tops. Aggressive Entry:

A sudden breakout is engineered to trigger pending breakout orders and stop-losses.