Markets rarely fall in a straight line. They decline, rebound, and decline again, producing convincing rallies that trap buyers before the real bottom forms. That failed rebound is a bull trap, and it looks identical to a genuine turn at the moment you buy. The difference is not the strength of the rebound but the position of the larger cycle beneath it. This article explains what a bull trap is and how cycle position, not price, separates the rebounds worth trading from the
