Is Nine of Wands a yes or a no?

The answer

Not yet — you can hold this position, but it isn't over, and treating it as finished now would cost you the ground you've already kept.

What argues for it

You are closer to the end of the hard part than you think.

Reversed

One more effort finishes it, and you have one more in you.

When it moves

Longer than you want. This is the stretch right before the end, and it asks you to keep standing through it rather than through something shorter.

What to do about it

Keep standing. You're closer to the end of this than the exhaustion is telling you.

Reversed

Check whether the threat you're braced against is actually still here, or whether you're defending old ground that's already secure.