The Manipulation Zone is the time window for 32 Min after Profile Opens, right after the MCR ends.

This is where the market sets the trap.

What is it?

• A range, not a single candle
• NY AM Manipulation Built between market open (9:30) and the typical news spike (10:00)
• Often includes early momentum moves, liquidity grabs, and false breaks
• It becomes a secondary structure, just like the MCR
• Its edges matter — especially when combined with wick logic

Why It Exists

This is where:

• Retail traders chase the breakout
• Institutions sweep highs/lows
• News drops at 10:00 and is used to fake confirmation
• But price often returns back into balance or the MCR

How We Use It

• Treat it like a micro range: top and bottom wicks = reaction zones
• Watch for price spiking into or rejecting from the edges
• If price breaks out of the Manipulation Zone but fails to continue, it’s a trap
• We enter on rejection, confirmation, or Zero Candle behavior at the zone’s edge