What factors cause spikes in all markets?

[bztradin]

What caused the spikes in all markets at 8:00?

interesting

[bunglungchingdong]

Spikes can be caused by many things not just news,
banks dumping or buying currency, large investment firms or companys doing the same, buying and selling of bonds, reserve banks saying things, rumours, cotastrophes etc etc

[exni]

attractors too....))

[nicesurf]

It is caused by worry and fear. If the people doesn't feel worried the market will not fluctuate and we can not trade currencies...

Nic

[fxbroker]

Originally Posted by nicesurf

It is caused by worry and fear. If the people doesn't feel worried the market will not fluctuate and we can not trade currencies...

Nic

Interesting answer. spike is not caused by fear but by sudden withdrawal of large buyers or sellers responsible for pushing the price to that higer level (fractal level) in the first instant.

Such withdrawal creates a kind of hollow as opposing market participant push the price back again

Think about it, these people ---- central banks, market makers, controls the market, so they are not afraid or worried at all. They know how events unfolds and when to withdraw. They know where price wedged (fractals) are formed and when to withdraw.

Only speculators (you and me) are afraid because we do not know the actions of large market participants.

my 2 cent

[exni]

hi, good view --
Central bank, backed by other financial institutions (BIS, FMI, agencies...&so on) have a feeling of control over the market, just a feeling ; in the Long run, nothing can go against the herd, even with strong manipulation, like gold and silver i.e. ; see Bank of england sales of their gold reserves at the bottom and buying back at the top!>> this is not control, this is fear...they always get left holding the bag at the end of their dirty scheme, history shows! and it will be the same, when gold will finally spike to the 1000 mark (and that will be just the start of it), due to dollar crash, oil spiking as well and equities finally breaking down....all those markets are controled ot s true, but in short term only ...
As for Spikes in price : it is only the fears and greed of participants, markets are emotionally driven, since manipulation dont work in long term....this is why all market moves are predictable at the start of the move ... if the crowd chose to take that direction, of course, and this is why short term variations are considered Noise... if you understand the market you are trading and its correlation with its environment you know when it will trend and with good timing you can grab at least 80% of its every move...you need to let your emotions flow as well.
cheers
exni