Understanding Market Cycles: Fight the Madness, Focus on the Light June 24, 2025 Introduction: The Madness Isn’t New—It’s the Pattern Civilisations rise. Civilisations fall. Always have. The edges fray before the centre caves in. Rage overtakes reason. Disagreement calcifies into tribal war cries. Then, eventually, everyone looks around and pretends they didn’t see it coming. … Read more
The Fog of the Present June 23, 2025 AMPH is trading around \$24.56, down nearly 40% from its 52-week highs. That sets the tone. The crowd has walked away or, worse, they’ve forgotten it exists. And that in itself is a tell. The market punishes silence. When a stock like Amphastar goes quiet—no drama, no … Read more
Why Saving for Retirement Feels Emotionally Impossible June 22, 2025 Why is saving for retirement emotionally harder than binge-watching Netflix? Your brain is wired to sabotage your future self—and Wall Street knows it. Every day, millions of Americans fall victim to the same psychological traps that turn retirement planning into financial self-destruction. Hyperbolic discounting makes … Read more
The $2 Trillion Loss Aversion Trap Jun 21, 2025 Studies show losses hurt twice as much as equivalent gains feel good—and this single psychological bias has destroyed more trading fortunes than market crashes, bear markets, and black swan events combined. Fear of loss is a sticky poison that infiltrates every trading decision. Loss aversion makes … Read more
The Change Valley of Despair: A Historical Perspective June 20, 2025 The Change Valley of Despair: Lessons from History and Mass Psychology The “valley of despair” is not a modern invention—it is a recurring feature in the emotional landscape of investing, as old as commerce itself. This psychological trough emerges when optimism gives way to … Read more
Why Do We Hear More Success Stories Than Failures? Jun 20, 2025 All you see are the millionaires! Turn on any financial news channel, scroll through LinkedIn, or attend an investment conference—you’re bombarded with success stories. The crypto millionaire who bought Bitcoin at $100. The day trader who turned $10,000 into $1 million. The startup … Read more
Jun 19, 2025 Picture this: A 22-year-old college grad throws $500 at a penny stock his roommate mentioned. It rockets 400% in three weeks. Suddenly, he’s Warren Buffett reincarnated, ready to quit his job and day-trade full time. Six months later? His account is down 85%, and he’s moving back with his parents. Sound familiar? … Read more
Strategic vs. Tactical Thinking: Use Both, Win More June 18, 2025 In high-stakes markets—and business, too—it’s not strategy or tactics. It’s both. The ones who survive volatility and come out ahead aren’t just good planners or good executors. They switch gears fast, zoom in and out, and know when to hold the long view and … Read more
Gold Market Correction 2025: What Comes After the Surge? Jun 11, 2025 Gold Hits New Highs—But Is Now the Time to Buy? Gold surged past $3,300, striking our previously flagged target earlier this month. But now is not the time to chase it. Latecomers are piling in, and the “buy-the-dip” crowd tends to arrive just … Read more
How Vector Analysis is Transforming Mass Psychology in Modern Markets June 11, 2025 Introduction: The Shift in Mass Psychology The field of mass psychology, like everything else, is rapidly evolving. We’ve said it before: markets are moving toward extremes we haven’t seen before. Trends aren’t just accelerating; in many cases, they’re mutating. That’s because the … Read more
