Every pump moves through phases โ accumulation, ignition, FOMO, exhaustion. The phase decides whether an entry is early, optimal or already late; IGNITION with rising price is the entry window.
Movement phases (Phase Detector)
Phase detector is a state machine classifying the current moment of a move into 13 states. Each phase has its own entry implication.
| Phase | Meaning | Entry? |
|---|---|---|
| โก IGNITION | Early pump stage โ impulse just started | IDEAL |
| ๐ MOMENTUM | Move in progress, trend established | GOOD |
| ๐ฎโ๐จ EXHAUSTION | Buyers running out of steam, impulse fading | LATE |
| ๐ชค TRAP | False breakout, reversal already underway | DANGER |
| ๐ด DUMP / โ๏ธ CASCADE | Falling, liquidations | NO LONG |
| ๐ช FALLING KNIFE | Fast drop without support, long blocked | SKIP |
| ๐ SQUEEZE | Vertical spike โ overbought | NO SHORT |
| ๐ BOUNCE | Forming bounce after a drop | RISKY |
| โฉ๏ธ REJECTION | Pullback from resistance | WAIT |
Below the phase line โ four bars that together describe the "health" of the move:
๐ข Momentum: โโโโโโโโโโ +34% |
Directional move strength. + up, โ down. More bars = stronger impulse |
๐จ Exhaustion: โโโโโโโโโโ 55% |
Shows at โฅ15%. โฅ70% = too late to enter, buyers burned out |
๐ช Knife Risk: โโโโโโโโโโ 20% |
Falling knife risk. โฅ50% = caution, โฅ70% = entry blocked |
๐ Bounce: โโโโโโโโโโ 35% |
Probability this is a post-drop bounce, not a new pump |