It truly does take just one deep pocketed trader to make or break a pattern. What if we approached a critical price level and I accidently sold 10,000 shares at that level rather than bought 10,000 shares? I would drive price substantially lower and begin the chain reaction of taking out and activating stop losses.

It is important to remember that at any given time, a small amount of traders can influence or manipulate the market. This is a concept that we discuss more in depth within the Price Action Course, however in short it is important to learn how to look out for signs of market manipulation, through both price and volume. This is a more advanced topic, however for newer traders it is important to understand this fact. There will be trades that should have been profitable but because the market was manipulated you will end up in a losing position. Move on, learn from the experience, and prepare for the next trade.