Floor 5: Time
Power of Three
Power of Three shows one trading day on 15-minute candles and asks you to mark its three phases with two taps: the candle that first leaves the Asia range, and the candle where the fake move ends. It teaches the accumulation, manipulation and distribution reading as spans with defined start and end candles.
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What it teaches
The three phases SMC traders look for in a session.
- Accumulation is the Asia range, until price leaves it.
- Manipulation runs from that first move out to its extreme, and only counts when a later candle closes beyond the other side of the range.
- Distribution is the rest of the day.
- Recognising a plain continuation day, where the power of three label does not apply.
How a round plays
- A full day of simulated 15-minute candles appears with the Asia session shaded. Early levels also draw the Asia high and low.
- Mark 1: tap the first candle that trades outside the Asia range. Accumulation ends just before it.
- Mark 2: tap the candle where the fake move reaches its furthest point. That stretch is manipulation, and the rest of the day is distribution.
- If the first move out simply kept going, press "No fake move" instead of placing mark 2.
- Check with the Lens: it colours the three phases and names any mark that is early or late. A run is six trading days, about four minutes.
How it is graded
The rule here: accumulation is the Asia range until price leaves it, manipulation runs to the extreme of a first move that is later reversed by a close beyond the other side, and distribution is what remains. Each mark is graded against its candle within one or two candles, depending on level.
The honest note
The three phases are easy to label once the day is finished. Many days do not fit the pattern at all, and the game includes those on purpose.