A catalyst is a dated, public event that landed alongside movement in an item's sold comps — a game performance, a rip spike on YouTube, a supply announcement. The feed links the two and shows both dates so the connection can be judged rather than taken on faith.
This is correlation and we label it as correlation. A catalyst next to a price move is not proof it caused the move; it is a place to start looking. 17 are on the board now: