The Narrative Fallacy: Why Every Market Move Gets a Story
The narrative fallacy is our habit of explaining random events with neat stories. A real example from the markets, why it fools traders, and a 3-question story check.
Entries by Spencer Li
How Much Leverage Should a Beginner Use? Let Your Stop-Loss Decide
Leverage should come out of your position size, never go into it. How to work it out from your stop, what each level can survive, and Singapore’s CFD margin floors.
Checklist Before Buying a Stock: 7 Questions to Ask in 60 Seconds
A checklist before buying a stock: 7 questions to ask in 60 seconds, for traders and investors, so you never buy on a feeling again.
Trading Your Own Money vs Trading for a Fund: What Actually Changes
What changes when you trade for a fund instead of yourself: rules, benchmarks, drawdown limits, the licence, pay and screen time, from a former desk trader.
Hedged vs Unhedged: Should a Singapore Investor Hedge Currency Risk?
A Singapore investor in US funds holds 2 bets, the market and the US dollar. What hedging costs, what the 2020 and 2022 sell-offs showed, and a 3-step check.