Apr. 24 at 7:39 PM
$CPIX This right here is exactly how market makers shake people out. You get a clean push up, price holding above VWAP, structure looks strong… then out of nowhere a massive wick straight down and right back up. That’s not normal selling. That’s a liquidity grab. They slam it down fast to trigger stops, scare retail into dumping shares, then scoop that liquidity and bring it right back. Look at the volume spike on that candle. That’s not weak hands, that’s forced selling. They need shares, and the only way to get them in a tight float is to create fear. Anyone selling that wick got played. This is how they reset before the next move higher. If it was real weakness, it would stay down, not snap back like that. Classic manipulation.
