In Japanese aesthetics and philosophy, the concept of “Ma” (間) refers to the space between things, not just a physical gap, but a meaningful pause, a moment of stillness that gives shape and rhythm to everything around it. In music, it’s the silence that gives notes their contour. In architecture, it’s the emptiness that defines…
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I am planning to create a video on commodities at some stage, but statements like the one below, made in the AFR, do make me question whether journalists ever take the time to examine a chart. Prices of soybeans and corn, which are both used to produce biofuels, have risen in tandem with diesel and…
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Two of the greatest economists who ever lived, Irving Fisher and John Maynard Keynes, thought they could predict the future and make a killing on the stock market. Both of them failed to see the Wall Street crash, the greatest market disaster of the age – and arguably, of any age. Yet having made the…
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“Give me a one-handed Economist. All my economists say ‘on ONE hand…’, then ‘but on the other…”― Harry Truman. I’m often sent snippets and commentary from various economists — well-meaning professionals who aim to explain what the market should or should not be doing, based on their models of economic fundamentals. But there’s a consistent…
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Adapted from James Clear’s framework in Atomic Habits The markets are unforgiving — they expose every flaw, amplify every weakness, and demand constant adaptation and growth. In this environment, improvement isn’t optional. Successful traders are those who are capable of extended periods of growth, both emotionally and psychologically. If the majority of traders spent as…
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“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” – Charles Goodhart In trading, precision is both a tool and a trap. The pursuit of measurable improvement—through backtested systems, metrics, and indicators—often masks a deeper vulnerability: the corruption of signals once they become goals in themselves. This is the heart of…
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We each come to trading with notions of what trading should be or the role it should fulfil in our lives. Many of us have come to trading with a simple work ethic – the more you work or the harder you try, the better you become. But trading presents a paradox – working harder…
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One of the most interesting aspects of trading commodities is the immediate impact any change in the narrative has on the underlying market. What is also interesting is that you get to see several facets of this change in sentiment – commodities often have what are known as complexes – that is, a series of…
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Developing trading resilience later in your trading career requires intentional practice and structured approaches. The following evidence-based strategies can accelerate psychological adaptation for traders of any age: Structured Journaling Beyond recording trades, maintain a psychological journal that documents emotional states before, during, and after trading sessions. This creates awareness of triggers and patterns while building…
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