grizzy, excellent question!!!
"what do make of the accumulation this am?"
Most of the time, excellent questions are more valuable than excellent answers. That's because there are few good answers without excellent questions. Sorry for butting in, I'm sure grizzy's answer was better than any that I could offer.
But here is one answer from a 3rd party:
10/17/05 re PBLS: "The last three candlesticks formed a Bullish Tri Star Pattern . This is a bullish reversal pattern that marks a potential change in trend. However, its reliability is not very high and it requires confirmation." American Bulls