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

Self-Attribution Bias in Trading: Why You Think You're Better Than You Are Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTeSelf-attribution bias is the tendency to credit your wins to your own skill while blaming your losses on bad luck, the…

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!

Cognitive Dissonance in Trading: Why You Refuse to Cut a Losing Trade Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTeCognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort you feel when new information contradicts a position you already hold, and…

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The Synapse Program Q3 2014 – Who will be the next Millionaire Trader?

Another batch of successful graduates who have learnt the secrets of behavioral analysis, and how professional traders time the market! Now it is time to put what you all have learnt into practice, and start reaping profits from the market! We take special pride in our post-course support and training, providing a private network forum […]

Guest Speaker at NTU | Learning to Delve into Market News

A big thanks to NTU-IIC and Lim & Tan Securities for inviting me down as a guest speaker to share with students how to read market news and use it to trade effectively. It was interesting that many students were keen on a career in professional trading, and I am glad I was able to […]

Media Feature | An Interview with the Stockal Digest

  Read the full interview here: 1. What excites you about trading as a career? What inspired you to start Synapse Trading? Since I was young, I have always enjoyed mental challenges and puzzles. In high school, I was a national-ranked chess player. After graduation, I didn’t want a typical boring 9-to-5 office job doing […]

NEW: Guest Speaker at Phillip CFDs for Q3 Market Outlook (Limited Seats!)

Part 1: Getting started with CFD Trading – Alice Lim, CFD Dealer Want to learn how to ride the up and down trending markets and take opportunity of the market volatility? Come and join us for this introductory course and understand what is Shares CFD and Direct Market Access CFD. Examples that show power of […]

Guest Speaker at Lim & Tan Securities: Full-house Market Outlook Event!

This was certainly a great night of sharing and stock picks! Thanks to everyone for coming to support, and making this another full-house event! See you soon again! 😀

Completed Level 1 of Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) with Score of 86

On Monday, I decided to try my hand at the Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) exams, which some claim to be the “CFA equivalent” for trading accreditation. While I managed to pass, I was pretty sure I could have done better if I had studied for it. 😀 Why am I doing this? Well, as a […]

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