Trap Bias and Execution Skew: which side is being hunted
Two cards that tell you which side of the market is being baited, and which side actually traded.
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Trap Bias
Trap Bias, from Trap Intensity, shows which side of the market the traps are currently working against and how strong they are. Strong means traps are actively shaping the book.
Trap Bias, Wall Stability and Execution Skew on the Fake & Trap Detection page.
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Execution Skew
Execution Skew, from the Liquidity Integrity Ratio, shows how much of the size shown in the order book actually traded. A low reading means the book was mostly displayed rather than executed.
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Reading them together
When traps work against one side while executions lean the other way, the book may be baiting traders into the wrong side of the move. When both point the same way, the visible pressure is more likely to be genuine.
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Where to confirm
Check the trap zones and their side in the detection table, and see where they sit relative to price on Order Book Depth Behavior.
Do not fade blindlyA strong trap bias does not tell you to trade the other way. It tells you that obvious levels on the baited side deserve less trust.
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