I posted on reddit r/daytrading about up/down no-followthrough days. User u/Kaku_Tyson pointed me to read up on Wyckoff. Thank you.
At first glance it's basic stuff - accumulation, markup, distribution, markdown. https://school.stockcharts.com/doku.php?id=market_analysis:the_wyckoff_method
There are some nuances there that I'm going to focus on a little more. Maybe it does/n't help with this issue, but it's interesting and relevant continuing ed anyway.