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# Swing Failure Pattern (SFP)

### Overview

The SFP column monitors real-time institutional liquidity sweeps past key structural highs and lows. It identifies exact moments where retail stop-losses or breakout orders are aggressively triggered, but institutional algorithms instantly push the candle back inside the range—creating a powerful reversal trap.

#### [**Market Core Swing Failure Pattern**](/main-toolkits/market-core-pro-tm/swing-failure-pattern.md)

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### Table Values & States

* Bull: A Bullish Swing Failure Pattern has occurred. Price swept down past a major structural low to hunt sell-side liquidity, but instantly snapped back up before the bar confirmed.
* Bear: A Bearish Swing Failure Pattern has occurred. Price swept up past a major structural high to hunt buy-side liquidity, but instantly forced price back down before the bar confirmed.

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* (# bars ago): A trailing number in parentheses tracking the exact bar age of the fakeout signal based on your lookback buffer.
* Dash `-`: No active swing failure patterns detected within the current lookback window.

### Interface Visuals

* Teal Cells: Bullish SFP trap confirmation (high-probability long reversal trigger).
* Red Cells: Bearish SFP trap confirmation (high-probability short reversal trigger).
* Tooltips: Hovering over the cell reveals the exact structural event history:
  * `Bullish SFP: Price swept a past low [X] bars ago`
  * `Bearish SFP: Price swept a past high [X] bars ago`

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### How to Use It

* Trading the Institutional Trap: Swing Failure Patterns are immediate, aggressive reversal triggers. When the screener flags a fresh Bull SFP `(0)`, it highlights that an institutional trap has just sprung. Execute a long position immediately on the close of the bar, placing your stop loss safely right below the low of the sweeping candle wick.
* Predicting Market Tops/Bottoms: When an asset is rallying aggressively and the screener suddenly prints a Bear SFP, it tells you that institutions have swept the highs, harvested buy-side liquidity, and are preparing to reverse the market. Stop buying immediately and look to lock in profits or look for short confirmations.