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Conservatism Bias – Are You Afraid of Change?

Conservatism bias is a mental process in which people cling to their prior views or forecasts at the expense of acknowledging new information. For example, suppose a trader receives some bad news regarding a company's earnings and that this…

The Synapse Program (Private Run)

Prior to the launch of the program, I ran it through some friends and volunteers to get their feedback, and this provided me idea on how to tweak and improve the program to cater to both complete newbies and experienced traders. For now,…
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My Exclusive Interview with the Business Times

Discipline 'key to success in trading'                   Last week,…

Self-Attribution Bias – Don’t Confuse Brains With a Bull Market!

Self- attribution bias (or self-serving attributional bias) refers to the tendency of individuals to ascribe their successes to innate aspects, such as talent or foresight, while more often blaming failures on outside influences, such as bad…

Simple chart-reading can tell you all you need to know

Leonardo Da Vinci once said that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Let's take a moment to ponder that. This applies to research analysis as well. When you hear people talking about some sophisticated trading system or some flashy indicators…

Representativeness Bias – The Dangers of a Small Sample Size

In order to derive meaning from life experiences, people have developed an innate propensity for classifying objects and thoughts. When they confront a new phenomenon that is inconsistent with any of their preconstructed classifications, they…

Cognitive Dissonance Bias – This Can’t Be True!

When newly acquired information conflicts with preexisting understandings, people often experience mental discomfort - a psychological phenomenon known as cognitive dissonance. Cognitions, in psychology, represents attitudes, emotions, beliefs,…