Episode 5: How To Read Volume In Markets

In October 2025, a stock dropped 50% in a single session. Alejandro had been watching it — and the volume data had been signalling something was wrong for weeks before it happened. This episode walks through that case study in detail on a live chart. The core observation: when you see unusually high volume with almost no price movement, that is not noise. It means large participants are exchanging positions without moving the market — and a significant price move is likely to follow. Whether it goes up or down depends on the broader context, but the signal itself is reliable. Alejandro and Serhii also cover how to use trail stop-losses to protect open positions, why after-hours order placement matters, and how to track a stock against its sector benchmark — in this case consumer staples via XLP — to anticipate broader selloffs before they hit individual positions. The lesson is not to avoid volatile stocks. It is to read the data they are already giving you. During the podcast, important visual information is sometimes presented alongside the discussion. For the full experience, we recommend watching the episode on YouTube.This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered financial or investment advice.