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What is Realization?

Cho Sing Kum
31st Dec 2002

 

Realization. What is it?

Realization: n 1: coming to understand something by thinking about it; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden consciousness of the problem he faced" [syn: realisation, recognition] 2: making real or giving the appearance of reality [syn: realisation, actualization, actualisation] 3: something that is realized; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work" [syn: realisation, fruition]

Do you agree that every single trade done either on the exchange or over-the-counter was made as a result of some consideration? The buyer must have a reason to buy and the seller must have a reason to sell. The buyer must have a reason to, not just buy, but to buy at that price and the seller must have a reason to, not just sell, but to sell at that price. Do you agree with this?

Do you agree that price will continue to exist and move around as long as there are buyers and sellers. Do you agree that for every buyer to successfully buy there must also be a seller that successfully sell at the same price. Do you agree with this?

Do you also agree that there are buyers who buy on fundamental reasons and there are buyers who buy on technical reasons. There are also buyers who buy on don't-know-what reason. That there are sellers who sell on fundamental reasons and there are sellers who sell on technical reasons. There are also sellers who sell on don't-know-what reason. Do you agree with this?

Do you agree that the reason that a trade at such-and-such-a-price was done was because not only of the combined resultant action and reaction of all the buyers and sellers but also of the combined action and reaction of those that did not buy or sell. Do you agree with this?

Do you agree that when you study price action you not only study the resultant price trend but you additionally also study human action and reaction. That this price trend and human action and reaction are all resulting from whatever reasons that make them buy and sell in the first place. Do you agree?

Do you agree that when you study price action, you in fact automatically studying not just all the fundamentals, technicals, don't-know-what reason but most importantly their actual resultant effect on price? Do you agree?

Why did you buy that PC at $1,599? Why did you buy that car at $85,000? Why did you buy your condo at $1,000,000? Why did you buy that shirt? Why did you choose that color? Why did you eat that food? Why did you choose that girl to be your wife? Why did you choose that man to be your husband? Do you agree that you have your reasons?

Whatever reasons you have, I don't need to know. I just know you bought that PC at $1,599, that car at $85,000, that condo at $1,000,000, that shirt, that color. You ate that food. You choose that girl to be your wife, that man to be your husband. Do you know that I don't need to know all the reasons because the price action as reflected on the charts tell me all these facts? Do you agree?

Realization. It is a very personal experience.

 

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