Why does the market feel “designed” to take you out before moving your way?

I’ve been noticing a pattern and it’s starting to mess with my head a bit.

Almost every time I enter a trade, price first moves against me — sometimes just enough to hit my stop or make me doubt the position — and only after that it goes in the original direction I expected.

At first I thought it’s just bad entries, but it happens way too consistently.

Is this just:

poor timing on my side

entering where everyone else enters

or is this actually how liquidity works (taking stops before the move)?

Curious how more experienced traders look at this.