ForexTraps is my personal framework for trading the market based on liquidity, structure, and timing — not indicators or noise.
Trade with Purpose. Stop Gambling. Start Understanding.
Welcome to a space where trading is built on structure, logic, and restraint — not noise, indicators, or guesswork.
My Name Is Gaetano. This Is My Way.
I’m not here to sell you signals.
I’m not here to pretend I “know” where the market is going.
I’m here to show you a way to trade that’s grounded in one simple truth:
Price doesn’t move randomly — it moves because someone moves it.
For years, I traded like everyone else: indicators, oscillators, news, spider-web charts filled with support and resistance.
Sometimes I won, but mostly I lost — and I never understood why.
Then I asked the question that changed everything:
What actually moves the market?
Who really controls the money?
The answer reshaped how I trade — and why I built this site.
Why Most Traders Lose
Most traders lose because they misunderstand two things:
- What the market actually is
- What their role in it should be
The market isn’t built for your indicators.
It’s a battlefield — a tug of war between large players and small ones, between liquidity providers and liquidity takers.
Most retail traders are liquidity.
They enter late.
They get stopped at the worst possible place.
They chase after moves that have already played out.
The market hunts their stops — because that’s where big players enter.
They enter where others exit.
Why I Trade This Way
I stopped trying to predict.
I started listening to what the market structure was telling me.
I focus on two things:
- Where strength is
- Where liquidity sits
Price doesn’t move without purpose.
Big moves begin when institutions commit size. But they don’t enter at the top of a candle. They enter where retail feels pain — usually where traders just got stopped out.
So I wait.
I wait for price to show intent — a break of structure —
Then I look to enter on a pullback, right where most traders hesitate.
This style of trading requires:
- Patience
- Discipline
- Self-awareness
The Role of Journaling
If you don’t track what you do, you’ll never know what works.
I journal every trade — not just the result, but the reasoning behind it:
- What was the setup?
- Was there real strength in the move?
- Did I follow my plan?
- Was I emotional or rushed?
You don’t need more tools.
You need more clarity.
Trading isn’t about prediction — it’s about repetition.
Journaling is how you find what’s working… and cut what isn’t.
What Are Liquidity and Imbalance?
These are more than buzzwords. They’re the foundation of how the market moves.
- Liquidity is fuel. It’s where orders are stacked — and where most traders get trapped.
- Imbalance is urgency. When price moves quickly and leaves a gap, it means buyers or sellers were dominant — and some orders didn’t get filled.
Smart money uses both:
- They target liquidity to enter or exit
- They use imbalance to identify conviction
I don’t blindly buy or sell.
I look for unfinished business — where pain exists and the market tells a story.
Sessions Matter — Timing Is Everything
I don’t trade 24/5.
I only trade during the times that matter.
Each session has its own character:
- Asian session: low volume, setup phase
- London session: real movement, especially in EUR, GBP, CHF
- New York session: continuation or reversal, often driven by USD and CAD
The best trades come after structure has formed — not before.
I analyze how price moved during Asia.
I look for breaks of structure — signs of intent.
Then I wait for price to return to the origin of that move.
Because where price starts… is often where it comes back.