When everyone claims they've mastered technical analysis and volume profiling, that's precisely when true expertise disappears from the market. The paradox is real—the more crowded the methodology becomes, the less edge it provides. If every retail trader is reading the same charts, following identical patterns, and interpreting volume the same way, then who's actually ahead? The professionals know this. They don't compete where the masses gather. Real market insight thrives in the gaps, where most people refuse to look or lack the discipline to act. So the next time you see volume spikes and chart formations everywhere, remember: their predictive power dropped the moment they became public knowledge.