2026-01-18 20:00:47

Markets don't follow logic—and honestly, they never will.

What drives price action is narrative. We humans are storytellers by nature, spinning explanations that fit what already happened. Look back and everything seems obvious, right?

Yeah, fundamentals matter. Sure. But when the dust settles, the real truth lives in the candlesticks. Your chart doesn't lie.

So here's the play: marry technical analysis with your instincts. That's your edge. That's it.

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DegenTherapist

· 8h ago

It's all just stories; everything looks right in the rearview mirror.

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AlgoAlchemist

· 8h ago

Exactly right, the storytelling is indeed impressive, and the fundamentals are already outdated.

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GasWrangler

· 8h ago

honestly, narratives are just cope for not understanding the actual data. if you're relying on "instinct" you're basically running a sub-optimal strategy—and empirically, that underperforms. the candlesticks don't lie, sure, but neither does mempool analysis if you actually dig into it. most people just aren't willing to do the work.

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