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accumulation area

price range within which buyers accumulate shares of a stock. Technical analysts spot accumulation areas when a stock does not drop below a particular price. Technicians who use the on-balance volume method of analysis advise buying stocks that have hit their accumulation area, because the stocks can be expected to attract more buying interest.

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See also distribution area
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