$PEPE The 15-minute trading volume was approximately $8.58 million, 6.2 times the previous average; during the same period, the price fell 1.43%.
Let’s use this data to talk about trading volume.
Trading volume is often compared to fuel for the market: for a trend to continue, volume usually needs to keep up—but this is a rule of thumb, not a law.
Rising volume during a price increase is often seen as a sign that buying is supporting the rise; rising volume during a decline is often seen as a sign of genuine selling pressure. But these are only rules-of-thumb interpretations.
Learning to read indicators is easy; the hard part is still following your rules when emotions are at their most extreme.