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Market StructureS
ST
Spring Test / Secondary Test — in Wyckoff method, a move below the support of a trading range designed to test supply. If supply is absent, the spring confirms the end of accumulation.
Example
“After the spring, price made a secondary test (ST) by dipping back toward the range low on decreasing volume, confirming that selling pressure had been exhausted and accumulation was complete.”