Wyckoff Deep Dive
Mark-Up
This is the complete deep-dive treatment of Mark-Up — Phase II of the Wyckoff market cycle. Mark-Up is the advancing phase of the campaign: the period from the initial breakout of the accumulation bas…
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Re-Accumulation
This is the deep-dive treatment of Re-Accumulation — the sub-structure that forms within the Mark-Up phase. Re-Accumulation is one of the most practically important — and most frequently misread — for…
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Distribution
This is the complete deep-dive treatment of Distribution - Phase III of the Wyckoff market cycle. Distribution is the process by which large operators who accumulated stock at low prices now sell that…
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Mark-Down
This is the complete deep-dive treatment of Mark-Down — Phase IV of the Wyckoff market cycle. Mark-Down is the declining phase of the campaign: the period from the initial breakdown of the distributio…
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Re-Distribution
This is the deep-dive treatment of Re-Distribution — the sub-structure that forms within the Mark-Down phase. Re-Distribution is the mirror image of Re-Accumulation. Just as an operator may pause mid-…
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Level 7 - Decision Framework: Course Index
All posts in Level 7 - Decision Framework. Converting analysis into decisions: Nine Buying Tests, Nine Selling Tests, Stop Placement, Position Management, When to …
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Nine Buying Tests
This document is a complete operational treatment of Wyckoff's Nine Buying Tests -- the formal certification system that converts accumulated analytical evidence into a specific, defensible long commi…
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Nine Selling Tests
This document is the parallel to L7-A applied to the short side. The Nine Selling Tests certify that a stock in potential Position 4 (preparation for a large decline) has sufficient evidence to justif…
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Stop Order Placement
This document is a complete operational treatment of stop order placement, adjustment, and management in the Wyckoff method. Stop orders are not optional accessories to the trading system -- they are …
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Position Management
This document covers the management of capital and positions from the moment a trade thesis is formed until the position is fully closed. It addresses how much to commit, how to size individual trades…
Wyckoff Deep Dive
When to Avoid Trading
Knowing when NOT to trade is, in Wyckoff's framework, as important as knowing when to trade. This is not a platitude -- it is a structural requirement of the method. The Nine Buying and Selling Tests …
Wyckoff Deep Dive
Multi-Timeframe Coordination
Multi-timeframe coordination is not a separate technique added to the Wyckoff method -- it is built into the method's core structure. The Position Sheet system described in Section 18M implements a th…