Stock Trends: The Human Side of Market Trends

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Markets don’t move on math alone—they move on people. The screens light up because millions of humans react to news, stories, and each other. Behavioral economics is the field that studies those reactions. This article introduces the big ideas, then brings the story up to date with automated bots and AI trading—and explains how the Stock Trends framework helps you navigate it all.

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