$Intel(INTC.US) To put it simply, price movements are all about the battle between bulls and bears in the market. Policies are just tools that emerge to serve this battle. If most retail investors are chasing highs and buying long, then policies will be rolled out to favor the bears. Conversely, policies will lean bullish. The nature of policies and news depends on the needs of the big players behind the scenes. Retail investors can hardly influence it; they can only follow. Even following is not easy. Don't be fooled by dozens of consecutive days of gains. Frankly, it's just that many retail investors missed the rally, many left the market, many took profits by selling high, and many kept adding to their short positions. Otherwise, a correction would have happened long ago.