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A stock breaks above its distribution range on an 'Up-thrust After Distribution' (UTAD).
What is the specific 'trap' set for retail participants in this maneuver?
- It encourages short-sellers to pile on more short positions right at the top of the trading range.
- It demonstrates a successful, low-volume test of the supply sitting just above the range highs.
- It triggers buy-stops of short-sellers and lures in 'breakout' buyers before the market collapses.
- It forces weak holders out of their positions by selling at the worst possible moment for them.
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