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Wyckoff Accumulation Schematic
Wyckoff Accumulation Schematic, also known as PS, SC, AR, ST, is a Wyckoff concept. The Library holds 1 implementations, each one a working definition you can pull into Quant.
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What is the Wyckoff Accumulation Schematic?
The Wyckoff Accumulation Schematic is the idealized map of how a downtrend ends and a new uptrend is prepared. Phase A stops the decline: preliminary support (PS), a selling climax (SC), an automatic rally (AR), and a secondary test (ST) together define a trading range. Phase B builds the cause as the range develops and larger interests accumulate. Phase C is the final test of supply, often a spring below support. Phase D shows strength: signs of strength (SOS) on expanding volume and last points of support (LPS) on quiet pullbacks, including the back-up that follows once price jumps the creek (breaks range resistance). Phase E is markup, the trend leaving the range.
Wyckoff-school materials publish two variants: schematic #1 ends phase C with a spring, while schematic #2 bottoms with higher-low tests inside the range and no spring. The schematic is a sequence and a vocabulary, not a template price must obey: real ranges skip, repeat, and blur events, and labels like SC or LPS are provisional until markup confirms them. Its practical value is locating where in the story a market might be, and grading each event with effort vs result logic.
How traders use it
- As a phase locator: label PS, SC, AR, and ST to establish the range boundaries, then track phase B behavior and wait for the phase C test before expecting resolution.
- As an entry framework: the classic long entries are the spring or test in phase C and the LPS or back-up in phase D after a sign of strength, with stops beneath the relevant low.
- As a discrimination tool: comparing volume on rallies versus reactions across the range helps separate accumulation from distribution, since mid-range the two can look nearly identical.
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Wyckoff Accumulation Schematic FAQ
What are the phases of Wyckoff accumulation?
Phase A stops the downtrend with preliminary support, a selling climax, an automatic rally, and a secondary test. Phase B builds the cause while the range develops. Phase C delivers the final test of supply, often a spring. Phase D shows signs of strength and last points of support as price presses the top of the range. Phase E is markup. Real markets follow the sequence loosely, and labels are confirmed only in hindsight.
What is the difference between Wyckoff accumulation schematic 1 and 2?
Schematic #1 includes a spring: the phase C test undercuts range support before markup begins. Schematic #2 bottoms without one: phase C instead prints tests that hold at or inside the range lows, forming higher lows into the breakout. Both share the same phase logic and event vocabulary; the difference is only in how the final test of supply is expressed.
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