And given that many venture investors hope to see their bets pay off in roughly five years' time, those investments should be strong clues about what companies bear watching over the next few years.
Of course, the market never makes any announcement on what it is up to, but seasoned and astute watchers try to divine from technical and fundamental clues what to expect at any given time, although predicting the market is not only very risky but nearly impossible to profit from.