Why does 'Rise' lead the breakout of a 1.5 hour range on the global market?

Assume someone is trading and showing you their trade log or P&L, and it looks “good” on paper.

Why does it still often feel inconsequential—like what they traded was passive to the actual outcome—almost as if the market would’ve done that anyway?

And why do so many traders emphasize the outcome after the fact (post-hoc), instead of demonstrating the deci…