$QNT 15 15-minute trading volume was about $2.67 million, 5.7 times the previous average; the price rose 1.66% over the same period.
A newbie asks a fundamental question: What does a spike in volume actually indicate?
To interpret trading volume, you need to read it alongside price: where the price stalls and how long the upper and lower wicks are often tell you more than the volume itself.
A sudden jump in volume only proves that more people are active; it doesn't tell you who's winning.
The same data can mean very different things in different market conditions, so don't blindly apply a single rule.
A newbie asks a fundamental question: What does a spike in volume actually indicate?
To interpret trading volume, you need to read it alongside price: where the price stalls and how long the upper and lower wicks are often tell you more than the volume itself.
A sudden jump in volume only proves that more people are active; it doesn't tell you who's winning.
The same data can mean very different things in different market conditions, so don't blindly apply a single rule.