Monday, September 7, 2009

What Makes Prices Move?

Today I will go over what I think drives price movement in the markets, why I hold these beliefs, and why I think it is important to understand the forces in price movement.

What Makes Prices Move?

The reality is that the only force that moves prices in any market is the buying and selling of the financial instrument. For our purposes, we will use currency trading as an example, but this is true in all liquid, openly traded markets. Currency prices don’t fluctuate on their own. They only move up when traders are willing to buy at a price higher than the current price, and the only move down when traders are willing to sell at a lower price. That sounds incredibly simple, but this is a very important fact to establish.

Full Story at FX360.com

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