Understanding Market Maker Activity: A Professional Trader's Perspective

I recently received a brilliant trading analysis from one of my students that perfectly demonstrates what happens when you begin working with me. Rather than keeping this insight to myself, I thought I'd share it with you as a perfect example of professional trading in action.

Before diving in, a quick personal update – I'm heading to Spain for a couple of months (where I used to live many years ago), then back to New Zealand before spending a month in Australia to escape the Kiwi winter. Don't worry though, I'll remain available for mentoring throughout my travels, with only the occasional long-haul flight creating any interruptions.

A Student's Trading Analysis: The Market Maker Method in Action

My student recorded his analysis on Wednesday, 2nd April, after completing a successful Euro trade. Here's what happened:

When he checked his charts that morning, he immediately spotted a classic market maker pattern – a stop take to the downside, followed by upward movement, a bounce off the significant purple line, then a return to test a key area before reacting strongly away.

He arrived at his screens just as a critical pressure point was forming. After analysing the midline of the floating zone, he sensed underlying strength as price remained above the accumulation midline. This observation prompted him to drop to the 5-minute timeframe, where he entered a buy position.

The price action that followed validated his analysis – a brief rollover, another bounce off the purple line, and then a strong upward move. He encountered some resistance at previous highs, which he had anticipated, expecting additional accumulation and resistance from the previous day's Asian and London session highs.

In the end, he secured a tidy 30-pip profit. Rather than staying in the position, he chose to exit because he anticipated a potential retracement after the extended run and accumulation of orders from higher levels.

His final assessment summed up his trading approach beautifully: "I've started to utilise more of the floating zone analysis while paying closer attention to the purple lines – it's easy to forget them in the analysis. The foundation of this move was a stop take, then price came back to test the line while also testing another level, followed by a nice reaction away, bouncing off lines and the mid-floating zone before profit release. So it was accumulation, manipulation, release – and along the way, more accumulation on the way up."

The Essence of My Trading Mentorship

This analysis perfectly captures what I teach. My approach isn't about overwhelming you with complex technical indicators or convoluted theories. It's about understanding the market maker business model – how they accumulate, manipulate, and release price to generate their profits, and how you can position yourself alongside their activity rather than against it.

My PAT Proprietary indicator helps identify these patterns more clearly, showing you precisely when market makers are likely to be accumulating positions and when they're setting up for their next move. It's a unique tool I've developed that you won't find anywhere else, but it's not about blindly following signals – it's about interpreting market maker activity correctly.

I focus on teaching:

• Simple, repeatable strategies based on market maker behaviour
• How to spot accumulation and manipulation phases
• Precise entry and exit points using the PAT indicator
• Risk management that protects your capital

My mentorship is designed for traders who want results, not complexity. If you're interested in mastering technical jargon and experimenting with dozens of indicators, I'm probably not the right mentor for you. But if you want to learn how market makers actually operate and how to profit alongside them, we'll be a good fit.

The beauty of proper trader training is that once you understand the core principles, trading becomes remarkably straightforward. My student didn't need to overthink his trade – he simply recognised the pattern, confirmed it with the PAT indicator, executed his plan, and walked away with profit.

If you're tired of inconsistent results and want to develop the skills to trade confidently alongside market makers, I'd love to work with you. Click the button below to learn more about my professional trader training and mentorship programme.

Take care and happy trading!