Buying Climax (BC) — distribution variant
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Definition
Note (Wyckoff-school convention only): In the standard Wyckoff schematic, a 'Buying Climax' denotes a wide-spread up bar on ultra-high volume at the TOP of an advance — what this treatise calls the Selling Climax (see VPA_GL_070). The KomFi VPA treatise adopts the insider perspective, so within these materials 'Buying Climax' always refers to climactic insider BUYING at the BOTTOM of a decline (VPA_GL_012). Use Selling Climax for the top-of-advance event.
Buying Climax (BC) — distribution variant in plain English
This one is really just a heads-up about a naming clash. Two famous teachers use the phrase 'Buying Climax' for OPPOSITE moments, so you have to know which house you're in. In the classic Wyckoff school it means a frenzy of buying at the TOP of a big rise, right before things fall — like the last shoppers grabbing a 'hot' item at peak hype. But KomFi's VPA course follows Anna Coulling's insider view, where 'Buying Climax' means the smart-money crowd quietly BUYING at the very BOTTOM of a crash, when everyone else is panicking and dumping cheap. So in these materials, 'Buying Climax' = bottom; if you mean the top-of-the-rally event, call it a Selling Climax.
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