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Accumulation, Manipulation, Distribution (AMD)

Also known as: amd, po3, power of three

In Smart Money Concepts (SMC) trading, Accumulation, Manipulation, Distribution refers to:

A three-phase pattern: price ranges to accumulate, sweeps liquidity to manipulate, then trends to distribute. Also called Power of Three.

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