Read Through Candles

I first became interested in financial markets because of how intriguing their systems and movements felt — complex, alive, and governed by a logic of their own. I quickly started to see the market as a language: one that isn’t spoken, but read, interpreted, and gradually understood.

For the past year and a half, I’ve been learning continuously — collecting insights, studying market structures, observing behaviors, and absorbing different perspectives on how price moves and why. Along the way, I realized something essential: the market isn’t governed by a single language, but by multiple interpretations. Sometimes those interpretations create opportunity. Other times, they create friction. Either way, understanding this plurality became central to my motivation.

My primary goal is not prediction, but comprehension — learning how markets work internally, how they react, and how their dynamics unfold over time. This research directly informs some of my design thinking, including projects like lïof, which draws inspiration from financial systems.

From a UX perspective — though secondary to my main intent — observing markets has also strengthened my ability to adopt an empathetic, analytical stance. Markets, like users, operate through both visible behaviors and invisible forces. Learning to read those layers has become a way for me to sharpen not only my financial understanding, but my systemic and human-centered thinking as well.

This article marks the beginning of a series where I’ll document my learnings, observations, and evolving interpretations — not as definitive truths, but as an ongoing exploration of how markets speak, move, and respond.