How do you leverage superstitions to best effect?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by pinetboltz, Oct 15, 2020.

  1. pinetboltz

    pinetboltz

    There's an interview on Youtube where Jeff Gundlach literally talks about his astrology sign:
    (go to 34:12)

    If anything, kudos to him for being brave enough to admit what probably many ultra-successful players secretly believe/follow but don't want to publicly say, maybe out of fear of being ridiculed, etc, by their clients or competitors

    but seriously though, if it works it works. kind of like when PTJ put on those sneakers in the 'Trader' documentary, I don't think it was done out for comedic effect, he seemed to really believe in the difference they made

    also:
    - those stories of open outcry traders who in the past who would fight anyone who stood in their 'lucky' spot on the floor

    - top performing funds that become much less in demand after their fund managers moved offices to a different physical location (there are at least half a dozen that immediately comes to mind)..maybe Warren Buffett was onto something when he stayed in the same house in Omaha for over half a century

    - Ting Hai effect (wikipedia it, it's truly bizarre), Studio Ghibli effect (wsj)

    after all the work is done on fundamental and technical analysis, what are some of the "additional" things that you do to maximize the favorability even more?

    personally, i
    - try to avoid going into the physical proximity of any casino. I've always lived in cities where some casinos are in fancy hotels/ buildings etc but i find that it is best for me to literally avoid them as much as possible because of the spillover effect

    - always put on my right shoe before the left. I used to do it the other way round because i'm left handed, but now i changed my habit
     
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  2. Dazz

    Dazz

    trying to assess something you cannot see, do not know and cannot measure - well when they say "Hydrogen and stupidity are the two most common substances in the universe", this does not seem to be on the hydrogen side of things. It is like asking what is the leverage value of triskaphobia?.
     
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  3. Prosperity 'gospel'/'healing'. muslim apologists can make money by reassuring the umma.
     
  4. Dazz

    Dazz

    really? How much money? where is their performance data? Where can the trades be seen and verified? Or is it just hearsay, over the line from hydrogen?
     
  5. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    Religion section>>
     
  6. Dazz

    Dazz

    Great idea Here4money; upload_2020-10-15_12-3-33.png

    or these:

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  7. SunTrader

    SunTrader



    Chumpie's hair "secret" revealed at last. Oh sorry trading related. Nevermind.
     
  8. MarkDawn

    MarkDawn

    Oh c’mon! Not this bull crap here as well!
     
  9. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    Always build a house and orient your office facing East.
     
  10. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Oh yea sorry, sorry. This is a "serious" subject and packed full of 8 posts (now 9) innnnn 12 days.

    Guess it is all because of my post right? Scared em off.

    Like I said sorry.
     
    #10     Oct 27, 2020