I don't pretend to understand Reserve Repo program to have an x-ray vision on the future.
If you are not following price then what are you ultimately measuring success? The length of a holding period of investment?
"But if you follow the price, your knowledge is capped because you let the traders set up your investments."
It may take a few days to understand this profound statement of yours and as yet do not understand the message. There must be something other than price I am interested in?