The leading characters in this game change regularly along with [...]]]> The stock market is a game made up of characters.  Behavioral economists recognize this. Many traders don’t, because people often get caught up in their own characters. If they admitted the market was all about characters game playing, the competition factor could drive many traders out.

The leading characters in this game change regularly along with newly acquired powers, incentives, and goals.  Automated computer systems track the characters’ attributes and behavior to trigger inner demons, which usually incite the most untimely decisions.

The predictability of human behavior, particularly when it comes to handling money, is no secret to the anticipatory financial systems.  Joe the Investor doesn’t need a super computer to recognize when power players are working emotions. Using logic and knowing who the power players are in the game will help him recognize when the leaders are changing positions, when another camp is stepping in to shift the market’s direction.