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Re:A review of correlations between big five personality typ... by pmiller2 on Monday May 10, 2021 @04:18AM (#27103800)
Technical analysis of securities is for people who scoff at both. I've often referred to it as "numerology for smart people."
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Re:A review of correlations between big five personality typ... by spiralx on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @12:05PM (#27119811)
As someone who implemented over 70 different indicators and close to 20 tools for drawing Gann fans, Fibonacci retracements and so on, I've heard a similar thing about technical analysis and astrology and very much concur :)
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Re:A review of correlations between big five personality typ... by vmception on Monday May 10, 2021 @03:10PM (#27109622)
ooooh, them's fighting words!

I agree though and simply say its not my trading strategy.

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Re:A review of correlations between big five personality typ... by pmiller2 on Monday May 10, 2021 @06:33PM (#27111706)
Yeah, I half expected a couple downvotes on that one, lol. :P

But, seriously, IMO, to the extent that technical analysis "works," it's probably just exploiting short term momentum. Momentum strategies have been shown to generate alpha. Other than that, you'd probably be just as well off reading tea leaves and goat entrails to guide your trading strategy.

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