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The creator begins by examining an example from his own channel. Initially, his video’s click-through rate (CTR) appears unpredictable, with fluctuations that seem random. However, a startling revelation emerges: at around 55 days, the chart stabilizes dramatically right before his video skyrockets to 3.5 million views, becoming his most-watched piece. This coincides with YouTube’s tendency to obscure crucial data points through visual smoothing—masking the unpredictable nature of content performance.