I'm starting to notice that coins, after a strong upward move, do not draw a "pump and dump chart" anymore, like they were doing years ago, instead, they consolidate into a certain price range, and then they could pump even more.
Are you mentioning about bitcoins in particularly or in general about most of the cypto coins? But, I am sure that there cannot be any permanent trend on how a coin is going to be pumped continuously or it is going to be dumped after a pump. Moreover, the fate of a coin is purely dependent on how hot that coin is. If the devs are active and innovative in a manner to convince investors then you may see it getting pumped in intervals.
It's like micro-accumulation zones are formed after an upward movement, that allows the price to continue its rise; the worst scenario is just a little retracement, so, my question is, are there any indicators or volume patterns that could help to spot such accumulation zones?
Better have your own target levels like 2x or 5x profits or if you are a short term trader then go for 10% to 40% profits from your initial capital involved in one particular coin rather than taking time on speculating about the future of a coin. Because, nothing could help you on this regard against manipulations.