Cognitive Dissonance in Trading: Why You Refuse to Cut a Losing Trade Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort you feel when new information contradicts a position you already hold, and in trading it is the bias that keeps you in a losing trade long after […]
One aspect of market analysis is statistical analysis, which is using statistics to find correlations and patterns, where opportunities of skewed probabilities may lurk, giving you an edge over the market in the long run. For investors, this lets you know the best month to start building your portfolio, or to rebalance/adjust your portfolio allocation. Seasonality […]
There is a general misconception that chart-reading and technical analysis are only for short-term traders, but this is not true. Investors who learn to read charts and adopt long-term trend-following techniques can achieve superior returns to a pure buy-and-hold investor with the added benefit of taking on less risk. Why the traditional buy-and-hold […]
It is easy to see why retail traders find indicators appealing because of their ease of use and clear-cut signals. In fact, many new traders think they know all about trading because they have learnt a few basic indicators that generate simplistic buy/sell signals. This kind of thinking is dangerous because it shuts them off […]
