I was recently reading Steve Stewart-Williams' twitter feed and got linked to the page below. It has some visual illusions I hadn't seen before that just seem baffling. Our brains are weird... https://nautil.us/12-mind_bending-perceptual-illusions-237228/?he=129181d5d55f4364fc73b6643be07cee
Makes the case that eyewitness testimony is fallible. Some of those are new to me as well, even though this is one of my favorites topics and thought I had seen it all.
Those are great moving illusions. Now with that experience, go try to figure out M.C. Escher. Static shit that you can stare at for years and you be going, WTF?That guy is whacked!
Apparently, nothing is actually moving except the guy who is running on top of the gear on the left side (!)
It applies to trading .... The market is going up. No no no! The market is going down. No no no! The market is going up. No no no! The market is going down. No no no! The market is going up. No no no! The market is going down. No no no! The market is going up. No no no! The market is going down. No no no! The market is going up. No no no! The market is going down. No no no! The market is going up. No no no! The market is going down. No no no! The market is going up.... The train is going in. No no no! The train is coming out. No no no! The train is going in. No no no! The train is coming out. No no no! The train is going in. No no no! The train is coming out. No no no! The train is going in. No no no! The train is coming out. No no no! The train is going in. No no no! The train is coming out. No no no! The train is going in. No no no! The train is coming out. No no no! The train is going in....