i believe, guessing correctly can be a big part of successful trading for many, long & short term [not the only way, of course] i don't know if these stories [below] are all saying the same thing, but here are a few... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...rs-with-human-intuition-in-big-data-analysis/ http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/1019/Is-an-MIT-algorithm-better-than-human-intuition marc
If the damn thing can predict with 96% accuracy (as stated in the article) of what the next price bar is on the chart, I bet the big Wall Street hedge hogs are all clamoring to grab a piece of this thing.
If anything I think there is probably a negative correlation between creativity and success in trading, although that doesn't mean all eminent or successful traders are non-creative. Cautiousness, rigidity, routine-following and adherence to a plan seem to be the main behaviors that preserve the ephemeral lifespan of the trader.
My intuition puts me on the wrong side of the trade, 99.7% of the time, so really hope they haven't copied mine
Only when I'm using that, rest of the time 99% profit, if last trade = Loser then next trade = Loser, just follow that, rich!!