Market Maker Models (MMXM) Explained: The Institutional Blueprint for Price Action

SMC • ICT • MMXM • Strategy • Advanced

Most traders look at the market one candle at a time.
Smart Money looks at the market as a complete Program.

Price delivery is not random; it is engineered. The Interbank Algorithm moves price from a starting point (Consolidation) to a specific target (Liquidity) through a symmetrical curve.

This curve is called the Market Maker Model (MMXM).
Once you see this pattern, you can't unsee it. It tells you exactly when to buy and where to exit.

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1. What is the MMXM?

MMXM stands for Market Maker Sell Model (MMSM) or Market Maker Buy Model (MMBM).

It is a U-shaped or V-shaped price curve that consists of two sides:

The Golden Rule: "What happens on the left side, gets matched on the right side."

2. The Anatomy of a Buy Model (MMBM)

Let's break down the phases of a Bullish Reversal Model.

Phase 1: Original Consolidation (The Origin)

Price starts in a range. This is usually the Asian Session or a previous range.
Important: This consolidation creates Buy Stops (Liquidity) above it. This is the Final Target of the entire model.

Phase 2: Sell Side of the Curve (The Trap)

The algorithm pushes price DOWN away from the consolidation.
It creates resistance levels, trendlines, and bearish FVG.
Purpose: To convince retail traders that the trend is Bearish and to accumulate Short positions.

Phase 3: Smart Money Reversal (SMR)

Price hits a Higher Timeframe PD Array (Order Block or Daily Level).
A sharp reversal happens. We see a Market Structure Shift (MSS) Up.
This is the Bottom.

Phase 4: Buy Side of the Curve (The Profit)

Price starts rallying.
It respects Bullish PD Arrays (Order Blocks/FVG).
The Target: It attacks every resistance level created during Phase 2.

MARKET MAKER BUY MODEL (MMBM) ORIGINAL CONSOLIDATION Sellers Trapped SMR (Reversal) Low Risk Buy TARGET (Liquidity)

3. The Low Risk Buy (LRB)

You don't need to catch the absolute bottom (SMR). That is risky.
The safest entry is the Low Risk Buy (LRB).

When does it happen?

4. The Sell Model (MMSM)

It is the exact inverse.

  1. Original Consolidation: Low liquidity is established.
  2. Buy Side of Curve: Price rallies to trap bulls.
  3. Smart Money Reversal: Price hits a Monthly/Weekly Resistance.
  4. Sell Side of Curve: Price dumps to clear the Original Consolidation lows.

5. Timeframes for MMXM

This pattern is fractal. It appears everywhere.

6. How to Use this Strategy

Stop analyzing charts from left to right blindly. Look for the Stage.

The Checklist:

  1. Identify a Higher Timeframe POI (e.g., H4 Order Block).
  2. Wait for price to trade into it.
  3. Drop to a Lower Timeframe (e.g., M15).
  4. Look for the SMR (Smart Money Reversal).
  5. Enter on the Low Risk Buy.
  6. Target: The start of the move (Original Consolidation). Do not exit early.

Final Thoughts

The MMXM is the roadmap.
If you know you are on the "Buy Side of the Curve", you ignore all Sell signals. You know the algorithm is programmed to reach the Original Consolidation.
This gives you the conviction to hold trades for the full move.

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