I want to share my understanding of PO3 — it is one of the most useful patterns for market analysis. PO3 stands for Power Of Three, and the essence is that the entire price movement cycle consists of three phases: accumulation, manipulation, and distribution.

Let's start with accumulation. In this phase, a base is formed — usually you see three resistance peaks and three support levels. These three rejection points from above indicate where the market cannot break through yet, and the three supports below are lines below which the price does not fall. If the market breaks through all three resistances, a rally begins. If the support doesn't hold and all three levels are broken, expect a decline.

Next comes manipulation — the most interesting and tricky phase. It can last two to three months. The point is that large players create the illusion of a decline or rise to shake out retail traders from their positions. They set stop orders, create liquidity, and then sharply move in the opposite direction. During the manipulation period, many lose money — stop-losses are triggered, people exit with losses, and major market players open positions or buy coins cheaply.

Finally, distribution is essentially a bullish round. Here, everyone starts selling their positions, the price moves in one direction, and the trend becomes either clearly bullish or bearish. Bags are distributed, and money changes hands.

It’s important to understand that PO3 is not just a theory — it’s a real pattern that can be seen on charts. When I look at the BTC hourly timeframe, I often see this structure forming. At the time of writing, BTC was trading around 67,835 with a 1.56% increase and was showing sideways movement within the PO3 pattern. If you learn to recognize these three phases, you can better understand where the market is in the current cycle.