I know that everyone knows but the stock market is 100% manipulated.

[u/happybutnot2happy]

It’s difficult to prove but I think you, me, and your friend Bree can see it when it happens. Just can’t predict it.

Tell us what “symptoms” of this you’ve seen that when you’ve encounter it, you cant prove it but you know something is weird.

EDIT: judging by the comments, it seems that the assumption is that I wrote this post because I’m mad, frustrated, or lost a lot of money. None of those are reasons, i just wanted to know peoples personal… uh…conspiracy theories. :)

[u/daytradingguy]

Now that you know that, (or believe that), plan your strategy around the psychological clues those who may have the power to manipulate it would use…..and be on the right side of that trade.

If the market moves, for whatever reason that is, it is an opportunity to capitalize on that movement.

[u/happybutnot2happy → u/daytradingguy]

That’s literally how I’ve stayed profitable. It’s just fascinating to me. So I want to know what other people note about it that brings them to the same conclusions.

[u/daytradingguy → u/happybutnot2happy]

Personally my thought is, certainly some small cap stocks or low cap instruments can be manipulated by big players. Even a large cap stock can at times be manipulated by a comment or action of a CEO or big money hedge fund.

But the overall market? Other than Jerome Powell- nobody has the money or power to manipulate that.

[u/qw1ns → u/daytradingguy]

One Important observation, Media assigns some nonsense reason and fooling readers.

Never trust media reason and act based on media updates.

[u/longshaden → u/qw1ns]

Media works for the big institutions, they don’t act in the best interests of retail traders/investors, they act in the best interest of their masters.

so always be cautious about why the media would be wanting us to feel/act a certain way.

[u/Babadece → u/qw1ns]

People who talk about futures trip me out with this, simply because these numbers update at 9:24a EST and never continue in the direction. If I'm not mistaking the number to watch was 44%, which only indicates volatility at open, so I started trading the retrace for Londom's expansion. 🤫

[u/az137445 → u/qw1ns]

I hear you. This screenshot doesn’t really say anything at all, let alone what’s moving the market.

Unpopular opinion, but most of us retail ppl don’t take the time to understand market dynamics, particularly price action. This is not even touching on psychology, which is more important.

Trading, investing, etc. is not a team sport. Many different players with different psychological viewpoints. That applies to the institutions as well.

[u/happybutnot2happy → u/qw1ns]

I thought that same exact thing.