Habi is correct in what he pointed out strictly speaking the first bar is not an upthrust as it closed high.
However you are also partly correct.... if you take that first bar and the one immediately following it the overall price action is a move up to test that area and then price falls back. Personally I would rather price falls back to the low of the first bar rather than mid (or even below it i.e. a key reversal).
Personally I try and look at he 'ebb and flow' of price and volume. Also remember that the close is entirely dependant on how you 'sample' price (i.e. what time frame you are using).
Actually time I think is a valuable component when actually trading for example if you are anticipating strength to continue and it hasn't shown up in N bars then its probably time to re-evaluate. A subject for another post but It is pretty valuable I think despite not being 'core'
VSA.