Why Markets Overreact to News and How to Profit from the Correction
How cognitive biases and market structure create predictable price overshoots—and frameworks for trading the reversion
Price Patterns: Triangles, Flags, and What They Actually Signal
What chart patterns actually predict—and why the data should change how you trade them
Market Breadth: Why Participation Width Matters More Than Index Levels
Index highs tell you where markets are; breadth tells you whether most stocks actually agree with the headline.
Why Technical Analysis Works Even If Markets Are Efficient
How price patterns and market efficiency coexist in ways that benefit informed traders
Sentiment Extremes as Contrary Indicators: Using Crowd Psychology Against Itself
When market consensus becomes overwhelming, the mechanics of positioning often favor those willing to stand apart.
Reading the Order Book: What Bid and Ask Queues Reveal About Near-Term Direction
The queue of waiting orders reveals where buyers and sellers have drawn their lines—and who's bluffing.
Market Makers: The Invisible Hands Setting Every Price You See
How professional intermediaries profit from tiny spreads while their presence—or absence—shapes every price you pay.
Why Markets Crash: The Mechanics of Rapid Price Collapse
Crashes aren't chaos—they're predictable mechanics of liquidity, leverage, and forced selling creating cascading failure.
Mean Reversion: When Prices Snap Back and When They Don't
Understanding when stretched prices actually snap back—and when they're just getting started in a new direction
Market Microstructure: The Plumbing That Determines Your Execution Price
Understanding the hidden infrastructure between your buy button and your execution price—and why those fractions of a penny matter.
Momentum: The Market Anomaly That Refuses to Disappear
Why do past winners keep winning? The profitable pattern that defies efficient markets—and the limits that let it survive.
Volume Tells the Story: What Trading Activity Reveals About Price Moves
Price shows you what happened—volume reveals whether anyone actually cared enough to make it matter.
Gap Analysis: What Overnight Price Jumps Tell Us About Market Direction
Decode overnight price discontinuities to distinguish meaningful breakouts from noise that quickly reverses
The Anatomy of a Market Bubble: Patterns That Repeat Across Centuries
Understanding the predictable stages and warning signs that have defined every speculative mania from tulips to cryptocurrency.
Earnings Announcements: How Markets Process Corporate News
Why stock prices start moving before earnings hit the wire and keep drifting long after the news settles
Short Selling Mechanics: How Bearish Bets Move Markets
Understanding how bearish positioning creates unique market dynamics, from borrowing mechanics to squeeze conditions that can move prices dramatically.
Sector Rotation: Following the Economic Cycle Through Markets
Navigate market leadership shifts by understanding the economic cycle's predictable influence on sector performance.
Support and Resistance: Why Imaginary Lines Move Real Prices
How collective memory and psychological bias create real price barriers that shape market behavior and trading opportunities.
Trend Following: Why Simple Rules Can Beat Complex Models
Historical evidence reveals why following price momentum works—and why the psychological demands ensure most investors never capture the edge.
Volatility Clustering: Why Calm Markets Stay Calm and Turbulent Markets Stay Turbulent
Markets remember their mood—understanding volatility clustering helps you position for calm and chaos before the crowd catches on.