When Speed Turns Into Trajectory
Markets don’t just drift — they set tempo. And once tempo is set, the entire session plays to that beat.
This morning, the fastest bar came to the downside. In real time it felt like a burst of weakness, but structurally it was more than that: it was the Tempo Defining Bar of the Morning.
Later in the day, price will circle back to it, either defending its low as a foundation or breaking through it to unleash new momentum.
Here’s what happened:
Fastest Speed Downward: The tape accelerated into its maximum velocity to the short side. This wasn’t just another candle — it was the market showing its ceiling of speed.
Trajectory Locked: Once that bar printed, the market revealed its bias. Everything that followed, whether bounce or chop, carried the shadow of that downside burst. It was no longer about price alone — it was about tempo.
New Kind of Tempo: That bar didn’t just anchor the low. It re-calibrated the rhythm of trading, establishing that the tape could — and would — move lower, faster than before.
The response confirmed it: the session wasn’t just drifting lower, it was accelerating in a new mode of tempo.
This is why speed matters. The fastest bar isn’t only a footprint — it’s a causal anchor. It tells you the maximum thrust the market will allow, and once that thrust points down, the entire session bends into alignment.
The bar set the day’s trajectory. The rest was just an echo.