George Soros may be a Synesthetic. Synesthesia occurs when a stimulus to one of the five senses (hearing, sight, touch, smell, taste) is also perceived by one of the other senses. So, for some, seeing the number "5" causes them to see it in the color "red", even though it was printed in black. Or the taste of chicken "feels pointy".
Strange stuff. Historically, synesthetics were not given the benefit of the doubt and were deemed crazy or possessed. Recent research is finding out some of the brain physiology behind such experience. Here's a link to a recent article in Scientific American Magazine. (If it doesn't work just do a search at www.sciam.com for synesthesia)
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0003014B-9D06-1E8F-8EA5809EC5880000&pageNumber=1&catID=2
People with sysnethesia can perceive patterns that the rest of us miss. I've long wondered if super-traders don't have some sort of unusual perception of market action that the rest of us lack. Because they can't quantify or explain what they perceive, it is called a "hunch". For the rest of us, a hunch is a sure road to oblivion. To them it is just acting upon what seems obvious.
It would be interesting to know if those traders who read this forum, and who successfully rely upon their hunches, associate market action with non-obvious physical sensations -- like an aching back when something doesn't seem correct?
"May your colors always be red or green -- not grey!"
Strange stuff. Historically, synesthetics were not given the benefit of the doubt and were deemed crazy or possessed. Recent research is finding out some of the brain physiology behind such experience. Here's a link to a recent article in Scientific American Magazine. (If it doesn't work just do a search at www.sciam.com for synesthesia)
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0003014B-9D06-1E8F-8EA5809EC5880000&pageNumber=1&catID=2
People with sysnethesia can perceive patterns that the rest of us miss. I've long wondered if super-traders don't have some sort of unusual perception of market action that the rest of us lack. Because they can't quantify or explain what they perceive, it is called a "hunch". For the rest of us, a hunch is a sure road to oblivion. To them it is just acting upon what seems obvious.
It would be interesting to know if those traders who read this forum, and who successfully rely upon their hunches, associate market action with non-obvious physical sensations -- like an aching back when something doesn't seem correct?
"May your colors always be red or green -- not grey!"