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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Private Trading Workshop | Guest Speaker at TRT (Traders Round Table)

Today, we gave an exclusive seminar to the members of TRT (Traders Round Table), where we focused more on trading psychology since the audience consisted of mostly experienced traders. We also had time to go through some candlestick patterns from a psychological perspective, and some examples to illustrate the limitations of candlesticks in price action […]

The Synapse Program Q2 2012 – Pioneer Batch!

A warm welcome to the new members of our community! Over the past weekend, you have learnt the tools of price action, volume and psychology, as well as a variety of setups for different market conditions. We hope everyone has gained insights and knowledge to take your trading to the next level. Based on the […]

Private Trading Workshop | Guest Speaker at STATS (Singapore Technical Analysts & Traders Society)

Today, we were invited to give an exclusive seminar to the members of STATS (Singapore Technical Analysts & Traders Society), where we shared our prototype of the Trader Blueprint. With a focus on price action and psychology, we shared how to nurture a new trader into a professional via our blueprint for success. This included […]

Guest Speaker at Official Launch of CIMB Securities Youth Challenge 2012

This event is the official launch of the CIMB Securities Youth Challenge 2012, a grand culmination of the past few weeks of talks and workshops, which saw many renowned guest speakers sharing their experiences with over 1,700 participants of the challenge. Synapse Trading, in collaboration with CIMB, also sent their trainers down to provide talks […]

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