Yes, that was my original point. Other than >and both the readers and the publication are aware of this Publications wouldn't bother if they thought that read

Yes, that was my original point. Other than >and both the readers and the publication are aware of this Publications wouldn't bother if they thought that readers could discern that this was what they were doing. As you say, the point is to create an implicit narrative; it's a narrative of causation where only coincidence actually can be proven, and often where the actual cause of price movement is heavily obfuscated (partly by the assured connection-building that the publications engage in).