IS IT TIME FOR A RECAP? Guys. I have been thinking that it might be time for a recap to get everyone up to speed if you are interested in this approach. The format this recap would take would be a lengthy series of posts that discusses a single ...

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Thanks for this Neio. :-) Here is another challenging image of 4 circles that tricks the old brain. It actually takes a solid mental effort to deal with this illusion which we *MAY* interpret as a continuous swirl. For a party trick you could create ...

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I agree. Now where's that damn wabbit :-) image

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You're telling me. I only started getting a grip on things very late in life after a few brain spasms and some unsettling times. Enough to develop a profound respect for it. Prior to those events I was all over the shop.....I *hope* those events ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

It might be time to stretch the thought train now into how our brain actually functions........and for that we can drill down into physics which cuts across most of the branches of science that in reality represent different manifestations of ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

Guys This thread is just getting better and better. What a twisted scheming organ that brain is.....but then again, I couldn't do without it....literally. P, your skills in behavioural psychology obviously are invaluable in this world of trading. ...

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Hi Ja Yep, the FOMC was a real test. I reckon Erebus summed it up most succinctly here. :-) C

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I wish this forum had a damn LIKE button. :-)

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Thanks P. That makes total sense to me and thanks for sharing. :-) I know and accept that I am rife with bias and therefore use critical thinking in conjunction with empirical fact to attempt to self-diagnose my thoughts. Where I have found this ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

Nice palabara :-) This method of thinking is how we deal quickly with complex systems. Why we believe that we can use simplified assumptions based on past experience to predict the weather for example. Of course when that prediction is correct, the ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

So true Sis. But heh....if you are a degenerate gambler than can support a family, pay your fair share of taxes and otherwise contibute to the community.....bring on the 'degenerate' gambler....*as opposed to those that are a drain on society of ...

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Well just to ensure I didn't get too cocky the FOMC result from early this morning (AUS time) decided to put a spanner in the works and knock out many of the great trends I had been riding on the shorter timeframes (M30, H1 and even flowing through ...

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Bwahahahahahahaha. Nice job Erebus :-)

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Thanks greatly F. The only help I need today is a nice comfy bed as I am straining to do my day job after the FOMC result. It certainly tested my trend trades on lower timeframes that previously were in great profit. Such is life I suppose. At least ...

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For next April's update I will run some sensitivity tests to demonstrate those variations you suggest. I appreciate that sentiment Sis.....now can you please explain that to my wife /tic. Mrs C has been a very tolerant supporter of mine over many ...

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Hi Sis I can sense rustling out there and we may see the challenge tested. To be perfectly honest with you I rarely see anyone's results. That is why I am openly transparent with mine on this forum as the analysis of results should be the bread and ...

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Summarised Extracts from "Two Centuries of Trend Following" by Y. Lempérière, C. Deremble, P. Seager, M. Potters, J. P. Bouchaud Capital Fund Management, 23 rue de l’Université, 75007 Paris, France - 15 April 2014 We establish the existence of ...

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No probs 9045. It is simply my opinion derived from the way I trade. There are lot's of trading heavyweights on this forum that can demonstrate an edge in the long term and their techniques wildly vary. I am very careful in then stating that this is ...

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Awesome post Fudomyo. Lot's to think about in there. I will definately mull over it. It's great to see how other minds tick. :-)

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

It is subtle but in my opinion the non-random bias that may be lurking in price action turns a gambling story into an absolute return story provided you are judicious in how you apply this probability bias. This is the reason for long term ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain