The Quest Begins (The "Why")
I still remember the first time I stared at a candlestick chart and felt like I was trying to read ancient runes. My buddy sent me a screenshot of a stock that had just moonāshot after a simple crossover, and I thought, āIf only I could see that signal coming, Iād be the hero of my own portfolio.ā
Honestly, I felt like Luke Skywalker staring at the Death Star plans ā the data was there, but the meaning was hidden behind a wall of noise. I spent a weekend wrestling with Excel formulas, only to end up with a mess of #DIV/0! errors and a growing suspicion that I was missing the Force that makes technical indicators work.
That frustration lit the fire: I wanted to understand moving averages and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) not just as abstract formulas, but as living, breathing tools I could code, test, and wield like a lightsaber.
The Revelation (The Insight)
