Superior intellect - is that enough?
- Thread starter LeonPhelps
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So are you saying that great video game players do not make great athletes or that great athletes do not make good video game players? The coordination required in a video game is similiar to that when playing baseball or football. The only difference here is that football or baseball players work in a team based environment where as a video game player usually works solo. There are, of course, other attributes that make a good video game or athlete, but we are speaking in terms of reflexes.
The attributes of working in an institution or on a huge trading floor favor the team based model so guys like Eric Bolling are naturals.
In fighting sports reflexes are not needed??? You mean to tell me that Mike Tyson or Ali had absolutely no reflexes, no hand to eye coordination and didnt need them???
You stated that I am "another genius", but to state that professional fighting sports do not require reflexes is simply, well, dumb.
The attributes of working in an institution or on a huge trading floor favor the team based model so guys like Eric Bolling are naturals.
In fighting sports reflexes are not needed??? You mean to tell me that Mike Tyson or Ali had absolutely no reflexes, no hand to eye coordination and didnt need them???
You stated that I am "another genius", but to state that professional fighting sports do not require reflexes is simply, well, dumb.
Quite frankly no.
It's been my experience that individuals with very high intellect are not the greatest of traders because of temperament, stability, bias, disposition, focus or displacements. By displacements, I'm referring to the natural order of balance,give and take, if you will.
Natural intellect often has a price and that price is sometimes other areas of the individuals make-up or character will suffer.
Behavioral problems such as aggression or impulsive phases would doom this genius to failure.
The best traders/investors I've ever encountered shared these attributes in no order of importance: Intuitive, focused ,calm, rational, analytical, perceptive ,adaptive,objective,persistent and intelligent.
Intuition imo is a biggie.
It's been my experience that individuals with very high intellect are not the greatest of traders because of temperament, stability, bias, disposition, focus or displacements. By displacements, I'm referring to the natural order of balance,give and take, if you will.
Natural intellect often has a price and that price is sometimes other areas of the individuals make-up or character will suffer.
Behavioral problems such as aggression or impulsive phases would doom this genius to failure.
The best traders/investors I've ever encountered shared these attributes in no order of importance: Intuitive, focused ,calm, rational, analytical, perceptive ,adaptive,objective,persistent and intelligent.
Intuition imo is a biggie.
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Smarter you are;
longer it takes
"Not meant as bragging, but I'm smarter than 99.9% of you jokers. "
The fact that you refer to your peers and/or those who are trading against you as "jokers" says it all. I work with a lot of "genius" types who are always "smarter than the market." They are horrendous traders. Ever hear of hubris?
The fact that you refer to your peers and/or those who are trading against you as "jokers" says it all. I work with a lot of "genius" types who are always "smarter than the market." They are horrendous traders. Ever hear of hubris?