A clean, non-technical way to tell what phase a coin is in — with simple checks, examples, and copy-ready lists you can use during live sessions.
Accumulation: quiet positioning • Thrust: structured momentum • Distribution: orderly exits
Most market movement cycles through three readable phases. Learn the feel of each: Accumulation (quiet positioning), Thrust (clean momentum), and Distribution (orderly exits / topping behaviour).
Accumulation removes supply from easy sale. Thrust is when price + volume + structure march in the same direction with clean pullbacks. Distribution hands inventory to late entrants while structure weakens.
Support holds on closes; failed breaks don’t cascade; liquidity builds under price. The vibe is calm, not urgent.
Break → hold → continue. Most dips tag a prior level (Open/ORL/ORH/VWAP) and resolve with momentum. Few messy overlaps.
Plenty of range overlap, failed breakouts, and lower-highs. The vibe is insistent—urging you to chase.
Accumulation → outflows; Distribution → inflows. Thrust often rides outflows + rising spot volume.
Track 7–30d deltas. Flat-up in large non-exchange wallets favors accumulation; sharp increases on exchange wallets can telegraph exits.
For PoW chains, steady/recovering hashrate into flat price = structural strength; sudden drops alongside inflows = caution.
Closes decide. Accumulation respects base closes; Thrust closes through levels; Distribution fails to hold reclaims.
