The selling abated, prices stabilized and people decided the path of least resistance is up.

Anything that creates the path of least resistance for the traveler is what we would most want,

As far as energy prices and core consumer prices, so far it is all smoke and no fire. Rising energy costs have not yet fed into the costs of other goods, despite many anecdotal signs that prices are being impacted.

There is no need to use force. Instead, create a path of least resistance, and gravity will do the rest.

The path of least resistance is what makes rivers run crooked.

For the near term, at least, the path of least resistance appears to be down.