Market Compass

Start With the Big Picture When you first look at a price chart, the sheer amount of information can feel overwhelming. Lines, bars, colors, labels, it is easy to fixate on every wiggle and wonder what each one means. The secret is to step back and ask yourself one question: what is the overall direction of the price over a longer period, say a few weeks or months? That long-term slope, whether upward, downward, or sideways, is your trend. Everything else is noise until you