How price really moves

Price does not rise because there are “more buyers than sellers”. There are always exactly as many contracts bought as contracts sold: every transaction has a buyer and a seller. Price rises because buyers are more in a hurry than sellers, to the point of accepting to pay the ask, then the next ask, then the next one. It is urgency that moves price, not numbers.

In concrete terms, price moves in only two ways. Both can be read in order flow, and confusing one with the other is the most frequent beginner mistake.