New edge proposed: accumulation_phase_spring_breakout — E8 Intelligence Research

{ "name": "accumulation_phase_spring_breakout", "source": "Wyckoff (Stock Market Institute, 1930s; popularized by Hank Pruden)", "type": "filter_flag", "rule": "Require that the current price is in a 5-day accumulation range (max-min <= 1.5*ATR14), then identify a 'spring' as a low below the range's low that closes back inside the range within the same bar, and only allow long entries if this spring setup is present within the last 5 bars.", "pseudocode": "if bars_since(spring_setup) <= 5 then allow_long = true", "why_it_works": "The spring traps late shorts below perceived support, and the strong recovery shows absorption\u2014the signature of institutional accumulation before markup." } Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com