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An equity has traded sideways between $42 and 46 for two months following a selling climax. On Monday, the price drops to $40.50 intraday on low volume but recovers to close at $42.80.
What is the most likely professional maneuver taking place?
- A spring designed to trigger stops and verify the absence of supply.
- Supply swamping demand as the accumulation zone fails.
- An up-thrust after weakness used to trap long traders.
- A genuine breakdown indicating the start of a mark-down phase.
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