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Power of 3 (AMD)PO3 / AMDAdvanced
The idea that a daily or session candle forms in three phases: accumulation, manipulation, distribution.
Simplified illustration, not real market data.
What it means
Accumulation is a quiet range, manipulation is the false move (often a Judas swing), distribution is the real move. A bullish day often opens, dips below the open, then rallies to close near the high.
How to spot it
- On a daily candle: open, a move against the bias, then the main move.
Common mistakes
- Using it to predict exact turning points. It describes the shape, not the timing.
Related terms
Judas swingA false move early in a session that runs the opposite way to the day's real dir…Higher-timeframe biasThe expected direction from a bigger timeframe (4h, daily, weekly), used to deci…
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