2025-12-26 23:31:25

Here's something worth thinking about: the longer an asset stays in consolidation, the stronger the eventual breakout tends to be.

This isn't theory—it's what actually happens when you have extended accumulation phases followed by minimal resistance. The math is simple: more time in range equals more energy stored.

Take GOLD as a textbook example. After holding in a tight consolidation for 25 periods, it finally broke free. That wasn't random. The longer it compressed, the harder it pushed when the break finally came.

So if you're watching something accumulate? Patience matters. The price action is doing the work.

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GasFeeVictim

· 12-27 00:01

Finally breaking the level after holding for so long, the energy is truly off the charts.

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DAOdreamer

· 12-27 00:00

The longer and more violent the suppression, the more there is no doubt about it. Just endure and it will be over.

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CryptoNomics

· 12-26 23:58

lol "energy stored" ... have you actually run the regression analysis on breakout magnitude vs consolidation duration? correlation ≠ causation my friend. gold example is just selection bias at work here

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PhantomHunter

· 12-26 23:56

Wait, wouldn't the logic be reversed... Staying in consolidation for a long time actually makes a false breakout more likely?

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