I think I've been getting this question about once a week for over 10 years. "Why is the stock going down?", "Why is the stock going up?" and just less than an hour ago on one of our channels: "What reasons pushing gold up again ???"
Let's dive deeply into understanding why obsessing over the "why" is often less useful than learning "how" to successfully participate and profit from market movements.
It happens consistently, especially during earnings seasons or major economic events:
Gold prices, after soaring to new all-time highs, suddenly plunge by 11% within a few weeks—then abruptly reverse course and rise sharply.
The truth is complex: Financial markets are dynamic systems driven by myriad interconnected forces. It's essential to internalize that no single reason typically dictates price action, and even experienced market professionals rarely fully grasp all contributing factors. Wait, that was an understatement because there is no one alive that fully knows the entire, complete, fully weighted, precise resolution of the why markets move. It is impossible to know all the why's and that will probably never change. And, no, I am not talking about the reason being that there are X buy orders vs Y sell orders, etc. I am also talking about why those orders were set in the 1st place.
It's human nature to crave simplicity and direct causation. Our brains seek easily digestible answers, but markets resist such simplification. Several critical factors consistently influence asset prices:
Technical Levels: Volume-weighted average price (VWAP), key levels from volume profile analysis (Value Area High/Low, Point of Control), opening prices for the year/month/day, Fibonacci retracements, and psychological round-number levels.
Hidden Factors and Dark Pools: Off-exchange transactions and institutional trading activities that aren't immediately transparent but significantly influence price action.
Real-World Example: Gold Futures' Recent Movement
On the surface, the immediate question might be, "What caused gold to suddenly bounce back?" But digging deeper, the move may reflect multiple simultaneous factors:
Algorithmic Buying at Technical Levels: Sophisticated algorithms automatically activate buy orders around certain technical levels like VWAP, monthly opens, or high-volume nodes (POC).
Critically, none of these factors alone fully explain the complexity of market behavior—but all likely contributed simultaneously.
Assume, hypothetically, you know precisely why gold bounced—say, investors flocking to safe havens amid economic fears. Even if correct, this information alone provides limited actionable trading guidance. It does not:
Inform you about how significant resistance or support levels may influence future price moves.
Simply knowing the reason doesn't automatically translate into profitable decision-making.
Successful traders and investors shift their emphasis from endlessly dissecting why markets move to skillfully determining how to exploit these movements. Here's how to practically adopt this crucial mindset shift:
Understand where institutional and algorithmic orders cluster (VWAP, POC, Value Areas, Fibonacci levels).
Observe how price behaves at these critical levels—absorption, rejection, breakout, or retest.
Clearly define entry and exit points, profit-taking areas, and stop-loss placements.
Be ready to adjust your trading plan based on actual market responses rather than theoretical reasoning.
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Actionable Preparation: Have structured plans that anticipate multiple scenarios at key price levels.
Consistent Risk Discipline: Adhere strictly to planned risk management protocols.
"Markets are never wrong; opinions often are."
By adopting this disciplined approach, traders and investors will experience sustained success, improved confidence, and less anxiety about market mysteries.
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This article was written by Itai Levitan at www.forexlive.com. Read More Details
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