Failed Spring
Train bar-by-bar judgement for failure sequence by reading effort, result, close location and background before choosing an action.
Price springs support but cannot attract demand on the return above the level.
Bar-by-bar tape
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1
Down · wide spread · high volume
Close: off low. Potential trap begins, but confirmation is absent.
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2
Up · medium spread · average volume
Close: middle. Recovery is incomplete.
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3
Down · medium spread · rising volume
Close: low. Failure pressure returns quickly.
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4
Up · narrow spread · low volume
Close: middle. Demand does not confirm the bullish idea.
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5
Down · wide spread · high volume
Close: low. Failed structure becomes visible.
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6
Up · narrow spread · low volume
Close: off high. Rally is weak after failure.
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7
Down · medium spread · average volume
Close: low. Follow-through confirms the failed thesis.
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8
Up · medium spread · average volume
Close: middle. Any recovery now needs fresh evidence.
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9
Down · narrow spread · low volume
Close: middle. Do not reuse an invalidated scenario without new proof.
Decision point
What is the best professional decision after reading the full sequence?
Expert decision
Accept that the original scenario has failed and rebuild the analysis from fresh evidence.
Explanation
The best decision is not based on a label; it follows the whole sequence. In this lab, the category is failure sequence, so the stronger reading weighs background, effort versus result, close location, follow-through and risk location together. The correct response preserves uncertainty until confirmation improves and avoids turning a single bar into a prediction.
Why weaker answers are weaker
The weaker choices either isolate one candle, ignore background, treat volume mechanically, or accept risk before the idea has been confirmed.
Confirmation needed
- The failed signal cannot regain its trigger area.
- Opposite-side follow-through appears after failure.
- A fresh scenario explains the failure more cleanly than the original thesis.
Invalidation signs
- The original signal area is reclaimed with quality follow-through.
- The supposed failure produces no result.
- New evidence makes the old failure irrelevant.
Source frame
Built from Wyckoff/VSA invalidation discipline: failed tests, failed breakouts, failed springs and scenario rebuilding. The bar sequence is synthetic and illustrative, not historical market data.