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This is an article on human reasoning fallibility as it pertains to trading/investing that is well worth a read. I found it earlier and though I'd share it:  

The importance of gauging market sentiment 101 Having returned from Dubai where I taught around 150 people how to trade the financial markets it has reminded me once again of going over the basics of trading. One of the most foundational aspects to grasp is that of sentiment, or put simply, the mood of the […]

Unpicking the jargon Recently, s. So, what is the gold/silver ratio for those who don't know?  I highlighted the gold/silver ratio and what it potentially meant for silver price

It's all in how you approach your trading In her book "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success", Carol Dweck characterizes people in two general buckets. 

Keep the main thing, the main thing I was thinking this last week what I would consider to be the most important aspect of FX trading to understand. There are many different aspects of trading: the fundamentals, the technicals, sentiment analysis, trading psychology and risk management to mention the main 'pillars'. The reality of course

Understanding the balance sheet The Fed is going to continue adding cash into the banking system by buying billions of Treasury bills for a few more months. However, it want to start cutting back these purchase in Q2 according to Jerome Powell on this week's rate meeting.   

This is a story as old as time There's nothing better than the metaphorical warm hug of a top-level bureaucrat in a crisis. Humanity is more-informed that ever but with uncertainty at extremes, we still abandon critical thinking and defer to authorities. It's a tale as old as time.

It is not every day that markets get caught out by overwhelming fear ForexLive The new coronavirus outbreak brings back many lessons in markets and one of them is to not be too blinded by the fear.

What's the rush? I love this quote from George Soros because it is more true every day. He said it in his book on the crash of 2008 but he might be talking about fake meat, marijuana or electric cars today.

It's all about building your case In an economic week in the US where the existing home sales, the weekly unemployment claims and the flash manufacturing PMI are the only events on the docket, it is hard to get too excited about the prospects for trading. At least from the economic release angle.