The lesson on YouTube
Watch. Then work through the idea.
Watch the English lesson first, then use the worked example and quiz below to check the idea. The article is a companion, not a transcript.
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What is actually happening?
The low was below the open and close during this interval. Price subsequently finished above that low. This is an observation about the path of traded prices, not proof of accumulation or the intention of a large participant. The same shape can appear after news, in thin liquidity or inside a choppy range.
Guided example · One interval · synthetic prices
Watch a candle form
Follow the same interval from its opening price to its completed OHLC.
Restart & example assumptions
Authored synthetic observations, shown in sequence. Every comparison uses only the revealed data. This is a worked learning example, not live prices, broker execution or a profitability backtest. Follow the article’s exact definitions; measurements and pattern names alone do not authorize a trade.
For charts: tap a candle or swing to inspect it; drag horizontally to browse; wheel or +/− to zoom; arrow keys to inspect; Home to restore the step view.
Make the conditions explicit.
Choose one instrument and one fixed time interval. Read the close only after the interval ends. A one-minute candle and a daily candle aggregate very different amounts of trading.
For this exercise, mark a prior level before revealing the next candle. A close back above the level is a candidate reclaim—not a trade recommendation.
If the next completed candle closes below the level, the reclaim observation has failed. Do not silently move the level to preserve your story.
The quoted rules are illustrative research specifications. Parameters are not recommendations and have not been presented as profitable backtest results.
What can this cost?
A wick is not a safe stop distance. First define the premise, then the protective stop, and size from the resulting distance plus costs.
How the idea can fail.
A long lower wick within a downtrend can be followed by a lower low. Compare a wick near a pre-marked level with an identical candle in the middle of a range.
Practical habit
Write one factual sentence: “Price traded down to 96 and closed at 102.” Avoid replacing it with “smart money bought.”
Go one level deeper
Compare the same interval across liquid and illiquid instruments. OHLC alone cannot distinguish a smooth path from a path with repeated reversals.
Check your understanding
Can OHLC identify the intention of an institutional trader?
Further reading & boundaries
These examples are original educational exercises. General background: CME Group: position sizing; Fidelity: technical analysis. Neither endorses these example rules. No hypothetical result establishes future profitability.
Editorial revision: 13 October 2026 · Synthetic data · Educational use