Price Doesn’t Move Randomly — It Moves in WAVES (Wyckoff Explained Simply)



If you zoom out and really watch price, one thing becomes obvious:

👉 Price never moves in a straight line.

Even in strong uptrends or downtrends, price moves up and down in waves.
This is the foundation of the Richard Wyckoff method.

Let’s break it down — step by step 👇

1️⃣ Price Moves in Waves, Not Lines

Markets don’t move smoothly from Point A to Point B.
They move in push → pullback → push → pullback.

These pushes and pullbacks are called waves.

2️⃣ Waves Are NOT Equal

Some waves are:
• Long
• Short
• Fast
• Slow

That’s normal.
Price does not respect equal time or equal size.

3️⃣ Waves Exist Inside Waves (Very Important)

Small waves combine to form bigger waves.
Bigger waves combine to form major trends.

This is called fractal structure.

👉 A 5-minute chart wave is part of a 1-hour wave.
👉 A 1-hour wave is part of a daily trend.

4️⃣ What Waves Really Show You

Every wave tells a story about supply vs demand.

• Strong up waves = buyers in control
• Weak up waves = buyers struggling
• Strong down waves = sellers aggressive
• Weak down waves = selling pressure fading

You’re not guessing — you’re reading effort.

5️⃣ Why This Helps Traders

By comparing:
• Up wave strength vs down wave strength
• Speed of movement
• Distance covered

You start noticing when a trend is weakening and when control is shifting.

That’s how reversals start.
Not suddenly — wave by wave.

📌 Wyckoff traders don’t chase candles.
They follow the logic of waves.

Once you understand this, charts stop looking chaotic —
they start making sense.
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