TraderPlanet.com :: Commentaries tagged (psychology)

It Could Kill Ya!

trendfollowing, TraderPlanet.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:26:09 +0000

I tell people all the time, "Don't trust me, verify me." Source: behaviorgap.com.Read More at TraderPlanet.com »

Too Many Trend Followers? Not Happening

trendfollowing, TraderPlanet.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:23:53 +0000

In case you're concerned that I will create a whole new generation of trend followers who will negatively affect the frequency, direction, and intensity of trends , forget it. Here are reasons why systematic trend following will continue to excel: o Trend followers follow. They don't [...]Read More at TraderPlanet.com »

Attitude: Mission Critical

trendfollowing, TraderPlanet.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:12:59 +0000

The right attitude for trading success? Mission critical: Fear is the dream killer, the silent voice that pushes us to lose our passion in a vain attempt to seek safety. True that.Read More at TraderPlanet.com »

MarketMap 2012 Annual Outlook

JackCahn, TraderPlanet.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:04:06 +0000

"All economic movements, by their very nature, are motivated by crowd psychology. Without due recognition of crowd-thinking ... our theories of economics leave much to be desired. It has always seemed to me that the periodic madnesses which afflict mankind must reflect some deeply rooted trait in human nature -- a trait akin to the force that motivates the migration of birds or the rush of lemmings to the sea. It is a force wholly impalpable... yet, knowledge of it is necessary to right judgm...

So Are You Attached to the Nipple or Are You a Linchpin?

trendfollowing, TraderPlanet.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:01:46 +0000

Below is one life path-attached to the nipple: A better option? Be a linchpin.Read More at TraderPlanet.com »

If You Have to Be Right, Trouble Ahead

trendfollowing, TraderPlanet.com — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:57:23 +0000

A line I caught at The Big Picture: "I confess, I think about the future. So do my colleagues. If someone who's spent decades investing doesn't have an opinion about what lies ahead, there's something wrong. I believe our clients want us to apply the benefit of our experience in gauging and reacting to the [...]Read More at TraderPlanet.com »

The Investing World is Confusing? So What

trendfollowing, TraderPlanet.com — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:38:19 +0000

From Wired: The world is a complicated place. Reality is dense with patterns, but these patterns are often subtle and inconsistent. We think we understand how things work -- X always causes Y -- but then Z happens. It's very confusing. Trend following doesn't try to understand. It doesn't care. The article from Wired is [...]Read More at TraderPlanet.com »