Wyckoff Analysis

Wyckoff Analysis Skill

Wyckoff Method analysis for detecting smart money accumulation and distribution patterns.

Overview

The Wyckoff Method is a century-old approach to understanding market structure by analyzing:

• Accumulation phases (smart money buying)
• Distribution phases (smart money selling)
• Price-volume relationships
• Composite Man theory (institutional behavior)

Commands

• wyckoff analyze <symbol> - Full Wyckoff analysis
• wyckoff phase <symbol> - Detect current market phase
• wyckoff events <symbol> - Identify Wyckoff events (PS, SC, AR, ST, etc.)
• wyckoff composite <symbol> - Composite Man activity analysis
• wyckoff volume <symbol> - Volume spread analysis
• wyckoff alerts - Set up Wyckoff event alerts

Wyckoff Phases

Accumulation (Bottom)

1. PS - Preliminary Support
2. SC - Selling Climax
3. AR - Automatic Rally
4. ST - Secondary Test
5. Spring/LPS - Spring or Last Point of Support
6. SOS - Sign of Strength
7. LPS - Last Point of Support (backup)

Distribution (Top)

1. PSY - Preliminary Supply
2. BC - Buying Climax
3. AR - Automatic Reaction
4. ST - Secondary Test
5. UT/UTAD - Upthrust / Upthrust After Distribution
6. SOW - Sign of Weakness
7. LPSY - Last Point of Supply

Volume Analysis

• Effort vs Result - Volume should confirm price movement
• No Demand - Rising price on decreasing volume (weakness)
• No Supply - Falling price on decreasing volume (strength)
• Stopping Volume - High volume halting a trend

Configuration

wyckoff:
  lookback_periods: 200
  volume_threshold: 1.5  # Volume spike multiplier
  price_tolerance: 0.02  # 2% price tolerance for tests
  min_phase_bars: 20     # Minimum bars to confirm phase
  alerts:
    - phase_change
    - spring_detected
    - upthrust_detected
    - sos_confirmed
    - sow_confirmed

Output Example

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  WYCKOFF ANALYSIS: BTC/USDT                            │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Current Phase: ACCUMULATION (Phase C - Spring)        │
│  Confidence: 78%                                       │
│                                                        │
│  Recent Events:                                        │
│  • SC (Selling Climax) @ $38,200 - Jan 15             │
│  • AR (Automatic Rally) @ $42,100 - Jan 18            │
│  • ST (Secondary Test) @ $38,800 - Jan 25             │
│  • SPRING @ $37,500 - Feb 3 ⚡ BULLISH                │
│                                                        │
│  Volume Analysis:                                      │
│  • Effort/Result: BULLISH (rising effort, rising $)   │
│  • Stopping Volume: Detected at $37,500               │
│  • No Supply: Confirmed on last 3 pullbacks           │
│                                                        │
│  Composite Man Activity:                               │
│  • Accumulation detected: 15 days                     │
│  • Estimated position: LONG                           │
│  • Aggression: MODERATE                               │
│                                                        │
│  Projection:                                           │
│  • Next target: $45,000 (SOS zone)                   │
│  • Invalidation: Below $36,000                        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Integration

Works with:

• market-analysis - Enhanced technical analysis
• alert-system - Wyckoff event notifications
• signal-bot - Wyckoff-based signals
• ai-predictor - ML-enhanced phase detection