A famous price pattern that helps you understand how smart money (like institutions or big traders) accumulates a coin before a big move up.

Let me break it down in very simple language, phase by phase, and then explain how to use it.

🔍 What’s the purpose of this pattern?

It shows how a coin is accumulated (bought slowly) at low prices, and then pushed up after big players have collected enough.

✅ BASIC STRUCTURE: 5 PHASES (A to E)

PHASE A: The Stop of the Downtrend

PS (Preliminary Support): First sign of big buying coming in.

SC (Selling Climax): Panic selling, big drop — but smart money is quietly buying here.

AR (Automatic Rally): Price bounces up after too much selling.

ST (Secondary Test): Comes back down to test the support level.

👉 This phase is where the falling trend stops, but the market is still unsure.

PHASE B: The Build-up (Smart Money Accumulates)

Price moves up and down in a range.

Smart money is buying slowly without pushing the price up too fast.

You may see a fake breakdown (ST in Phase B) to scare people out.

👉 This phase can last a while. Its all about accumulating without attention.

PHASE C: Final Trap and Confirmation

LPS (Last Point of Support): Final shakeout to trap late sellers or scare weak hands.

It may go below support quickly, then back inside the range.

This is where the big move is getting ready.

👉 Think of this like a spring. Its the last pull before it shoots up.

PHASE D: The Takeoff

SOS (Sign of Strength): Price breaks above resistance with volume.

BU/LPS (Back Up / Last Point of Support): Price comes back a little to test the breakout zone — and holds strong.

👉 This is when the smart money starts showing power. Good place to enter a trade.

PHASE E: The Uptrend Begins

- Price moves up strong and fast.

- Public starts noticing. Late buyers jump in.

👉 Here’s where you hold your position and let profits run.

🎯 How to Use It (as a trader):

1. Identify the Range

Look for a coin that has:

- Fallen a lot

- Now moving sideways for days or weeks

2. Mark Support and Resistance

Draw the box (top = resistance, bottom = support) like in the diagram.

3. Watch for Spring (Phase C)

If price fakes below support and then comes back — it’s your signal that smart money is done accumulating.

4. Enter at BU/LPS (Phase D)

Best and safest entry is when price breaks above resistance (SOS), then pulls back and holds (LPS/BU).

5. Hold in Phase E

Let the price run. It’s the start of the uptrend.

🧠 Bonus Tip:

Combine this pattern with volume analysis. Volume usually spikes at:

- SC (huge panic selling)

- SOS (powerful breakout). #BinanceAlphaAlert