Stops placed just past an obvious high are the easiest targets in the market, which is bad news for traders who park them there and a built-in edge for big players who hunt them.

• Price gets pushed just past a well-known resistance level, then reverses hard.
• That spot holds a pool of resting orders: stop-losses plus breakout buys.
• When those orders fire, volume spikes and big players use that burst of liquidity to finish selling.
• Once the pool is drained, there is no fuel left and price drops back down.
• The wick through the level is not a real breakout; it is the market refueling.

Outlook: Expect obvious highs to keep getting swept, so stops set two ticks past the top will keep getting hit before the real move.