COMPRESSION PATTERN
Rising and falling wedge
Converging boundaries that both slope in the same direction.
Rules visible before the outcome
- Both boundaries slope up or down
- Successive swings contract
- Minimum contacts and duration are fixed
02 / CONFIRMATION
When the idea becomes eligible
A close through the boundary opposite the wedge slope, or a continuation rule tested separately.
03 / INVALIDATION
What proves it wrong
A return through the broken boundary or the last internal swing.
The attractive mistake
A wedge can resolve either way; the familiar reversal story is not a complete rule.
Make it falsifiable
Record both resolutions without relabelling the pattern after the break.
1Freeze the geometry
2Timestamp eligibility
3Count every outcome
4Test unseen data