poor hi then failed attempt to repair it 4th gap up often substitutes for an excess high since its just another form of excess. Normally you get an excess high and that marks auction end.
an attempt to test a high or low that fails is still a retest and failure.
market profile or ew wavers' want technical analysis to be perfect and often get too anal. traders often expect a retest to the penny and hard moves up or down often will not quite go back there