[New Serialization: Zone Final Chapter 4] The true identity of the "giant enemy" on the other side of the chart — the mechanism of price movement and, in the end, it all depends on the flow of orders ??

To you who, across the screen, are still drawing numerous lines on the chart today and facing the market seriously ☕️✨

In the previous 【Chapter 3】, we discussed a somewhat shocking but important fact: “the more you seek perfect analysis, the more you get trapped by fear and end up self-destructing.” So, for those who wondered, “If technical analysis isn’t absolutely the answer, then what on earth is moving this chart!?”

In this, the fourth chapter, we finally dive deeply into the greatest mystery: the real mechanism that moves the market (the true nature of price movement) ????

To put it concisely, what moves the market isn’t a magical formula or a perfect indicator. It’s the real-life “conveniences” of the humans on the other side of your orders.

This time, we’ll reveal the backstage of the “huge market participants” that we usually aren’t aware of, with easy-to-understand analogies. Read this and you’ll understand why the perfect chart pattern can suddenly crumble so easily, and your perspective on the market will change 180 degrees! ✨

This is a longer special edition, but I’ll explain it gently so you can read it smoothly even on a smartphone. Please prepare a warm cup of tea and read at ease, okay?

? Have you ever imagined the “unknown someone” beyond the screen?

When you press the buy button on your computer or smartphone, what happens? It’s not as if positions are magically created. If you managed to buy, it means somewhere on Earth there is someone who sold to you at the same price.

Mark Douglas and Paula T. Hoepp have posed readers this deep question at the end of Chapter 4.“Do you think there are real humans on the opposite side of your trades?”and.

In fact, the mechanism of price movement is astonishingly simple. For stock, futures, and options, a price moves up or down by one tick (the smallest unit) only when there is a gap between the number of buy orders and sell orders at the current price. If buy orders exceed sell orders, the price rises; if sell orders exceed buy orders, the price falls.

We tend to think of the market as a “me vs the computer (the chart)” game. But in reality, countless real people, each with a completely different objective, are placing orders on the opposite side from you.

? Corn farmers don’t look at MACD

The market can be broadly divided into two groups.