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Richard D. Wyckoff 1873—1934

Introduction to the Wyckoff method

Wyckoff reads markets as a supply-and-demand game between institutions and the public — with objective rules on volume, spread and price phases.

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Richard D. Wyckoff (1873–1934) — broker, founder of The Magazine of Wall Street.

What the method claims

  1. Price moves through supply and demand; volume and spread reveal conviction.
  2. Large operators prepare moves in trading ranges before markup or markdown.
  3. Read the market as one rational operator: the Composite Man.
  4. Laws, tests and schematics (phases A–E) guide timing — judgmental, not mechanical.
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