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Wyckoff Spring Setup

Wyckoff's most famous setup. A final shakeout below the trading range support that quickly reverses back into the range — trapping shorts and giving the Composite Operator the last cheap inventory before markup.

Historical replay

Sample still building: 0 eligible setups in the 2024-11-01–2026-10-26 source-bar window. Rates stay hidden until n=30. Historical and illustrative, not predictive.

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Setup Criteria

  • › Trading range has formed (Phase A and B)
  • › Price breaks below range support (the 'spring')
  • › Volume is lighter on the breakdown than range avg
  • › Fast recovery back into the range on increased volume
  • › Followed by a Test on lighter volume that holds
Entry

Buy on the Test of the Spring low (lower volume hold).

Stop Loss

Below the Spring low — if it breaks, your thesis is wrong.

Worked Example

STZ — flagged as a Wyckoff Spring on Jun 26, 2026 (score 47). 26 weekly bars with the 10-week SMA.

$120$140$160Vol 23MVol 10MMayJulOct '26

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Historical detection shown for education — not a current recommendation.

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Pattern Diagram
Pattern Info
LegendWyckoff
Difficulty Advanced
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