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Context
Price presses resistance repeatedly while reactions become shallow and supply fails to produce meaningful declines.
Illustrative campaign snapshot 59: the structure is synthetic and designed only to isolate the evidence sequence for absorption before breakout.
Evidence to read
- upward effort does not collapse after touching resistance
- down reactions show reduced volume or poor selling result
- higher lows form under resistance
Expert read
Absorption suggests available supply may be getting taken in before a possible markup attempt.
Alternative interpretation
It may be distribution if high-volume up bars continue to fail and selling appears on reactions.
Confirmation required
- breakout holds above resistance
- pullback tests the old resistance on lower supply
- volume supports the move without immediate failure
Invalidation signs
- breakout fails back into the range
- wide down bars appear after resistance tests
- higher lows break decisively
Common traps
buying before breakout proof
assuming all pressure under resistance is bullish
forgetting that absorption can fail
Source frame
Wyckoff/VSA educational frame: background first, effort versus result second, confirmation third, risk and invalidation always explicit.