This schematic shows one possible order of events inside a trading range, not a path price is obliged to reproduce. Phases A–E place the evidence in time: the former move is stopped, a cause is built, a decisive test occurs, an escape is attempted, and a trend is observed only afterwards. Real boundaries can move when new evidence is confirmed. Each label therefore belongs with its particular range and its closed bar rather than with a visually similar shape in isolation.
The event sections below explain what each mark means, how it may appear on a chart and what the scanner actually checks. The educational picture contains no forecast. When the parent range is invalidated or verified candles are unavailable, the scanner should expose that uncertainty instead of completing a convenient sequence. The live section lists only confirmed matches with this particular variant, while the general totals cover the wider market.
Events in the schematic
PS
Preliminary support appears after a decline, when volume rises on a downward bar but the continuation loses force. It is an early sign that supply may be absorbed, not proof that a bottom has formed: sellers can still push price much lower. On the schematic PS starts the stopping action and the search for a future lower boundary. The scanner labels it only after the bar has closed and checks volume against the preceding bars. It does not turn PS into a buy instruction or treat a trading range as established before the climax and automatic rally are confirmed.
SC
The selling climax usually looks like a wide downward bar on exceptional volume that closes noticeably above its low. Weak holders sell into stronger demand, and the low becomes a candidate for the range boundary. A dramatic SC is not a guaranteed reversal; a later break or reclassification can invalidate the range. The scanner compares spread, tail and relative volume of a closed bar, then connects the climax with the subsequent automatic rally. When boundary evidence changes, it records the recalculation rather than preserving a misleading fixed structure. The label describes observed market behaviour and does not prescribe an entry.
AR
The automatic move after a climax supplies the opposite edge of the trading range. During accumulation it is a rally from SC that proposes an upper boundary; during distribution it is a reaction from BC that proposes a lower boundary. Its size shows how quickly the other side used the exhaustion of the preceding trend. The scanner ties AR to an already recognised climax and closed bars instead of drawing a range retrospectively from a single high or low. A later boundary revision also changes the interpretation of later phases, so AR should always be read with the range history.
ST
The secondary test brings price back towards a range edge after AR. If the former dominant side has genuinely weakened, the retest often carries less volume and fails to establish a durable new extreme. ST helps separate a stopped trend from a brief pause, but one candle does not complete phase B. The scanner checks location relative to the verified boundary and compares volume only after the bar closes. Each test belongs to a particular range; if that parent range is invalidated, dependent tests must not survive as confirmed events. Repeated tests can still occur before the decisive phase begins.
Spring
A spring is a temporary break below the support of an accumulation range followed by a return inside it. The move tests remaining supply and can catch stops beneath an obvious low, but not every probe below support qualifies. The recovery, closing location and subsequent confirmation matter; a failed test can undo the interpretation. The scanner labels Spring only when its closed-bar conditions are satisfied, attaches it to the current verified range and then observes the outcome. Over the next thirty closed bars it records a reached target, invalidation or no result. The schematic is educational.
Test
The test after a spring or UTAD asks whether sellers or buyers remain near the breached boundary. Price revisits the false-break area; lighter volume and a weaker result for the formerly dominant side support the absorption hypothesis. Strong continuation in the direction of the break argues against it. The scanner links Test to its parent event and compares the original, unrounded volume ratios. Until the confirming bar has closed the mark is only a candidate, and an invalidated parent cannot leave behind a confirmed test. The surrounding range determines that label.
SOS
A sign of strength shows demand beginning to carry price towards and through the upper range boundary after accumulation. A convincing close and a result proportionate to volume matter; a brief spike that immediately retreats is not the same evidence. In the schematic SOS moves the market from testing supply towards a potential phase-D escape. The scanner waits for a closed bar and does not backdate the label to a more attractive earlier candle. It then follows target and invalidation conditions over thirty closed bars, preserving the observed outcome in history. Compare the event with its range.
LPS
The last point of support is a pullback after strength has appeared, where price holds at a higher level. Ideally supply on the pullback is weaker than demand during the preceding rise, yet the market can return deep into the range and invalidate the scenario. LPS helps assess whether the escape is being accepted; it is not a mandatory single candle in every real chart. The scanner interprets it in the context of SOS and the current boundaries, waits for closed-bar confirmation and exposes the event age. Parent range revisions can change that mark.
JOC
The jump across the creek describes a move through the line of supply near the top of an accumulation range. In the teaching schematic it follows SOS and marks a possible transition towards phase E, although real markets rarely trace the drawing geometrically. A close beyond the boundary and subsequent acceptance matter more than the angle of the line. The scanner does not assign JOC to the very bar of the first escape: at least two later closed bars are required. That delay protects the history from announcing a sustainable trend before the breakout has had time to prove itself.
Phases A–E
| Phase | What to observe |
|---|---|
| A | Stopping the previous trend: preliminary support or supply, climax and AR. |
| B | Building the range and secondary tests of its edges. |
| C | Decisive test: spring/UTAD or a test without the late false break. |
| D | SOS or SOW followed by a check that the escape holds. |
| E | An observed move outside the range; outcomes are measured on closed bars. |
A comparison with the market starts from a live verified range rather than an attempt to force prices into the drawing. The scanner uses closed bars, relative volume and event order; forex volume is a proxy and is labelled separately. It checks phase timeouts, does not preserve dependent events after a parent is cancelled and exposes the age of the last mark. Decisive outcomes are measured over the following thirty closed bars. Matching a few letters is therefore not enough to establish a scenario: boundaries, confirmation and context are required.
How it looks now
Now: 1 in accumulation / 5 in distribution. Snapshot: 1 Oct 2026, 21:12
There is no verified match with this particular variant now. Early-phase ranges remain unnumbered until decisive evidence appears.
Inspect candles and boundaries in the scanner
How it differs from the other variant
No. 1 differs from accumulation No. 2 through a confirmed spring: price moves below support temporarily and recovers into the range. No. 2 can reach SOS through a test of support without that excursion. A touch of the lower boundary is not a spring; the break and subsequent confirmation must be visible. While the market remains in phase B, both readings are open. The absence of a spring on the current candle does not yet prove that No. 2 is the final pattern.
FAQ
Can one candle identify the schematic number?
No. A verified range, ordered events and closed bars are needed. During phase B a later false break may still change the reading.
Why can the live list be empty?
The scanner may see accumulation or distribution without enough evidence to choose a numbered variant. An empty list means no verified match with this variant, not an inactive market.
Are a spring and UTAD mandatory?
No. They distinguish the No. 1 variants. No. 2 can move towards strength or weakness without the late false break.
Is the illustration a trading signal?
No. It is a teaching sequence. Check actual candles, volume, boundaries, range invalidation and the recorded outcome in the scanner.
How is an event outcome assessed?
A decisive event is followed for the next thirty closed bars. The scanner separates a reached target, invalidation and no conclusive result within that window.