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MarketLife Ep 30 - Market Intuition: what it is and how to get it

AdamHGrimes

29 Sep 2015 — 1 min read

This episode takes a look at market intuition--a subject that is a bit difficult to talk about. In response to a number of reader questions, I share some concrete ideas for developing and expanding your own intuition. Here are the show notes:

Two kinds of intuition

Data-based
ESP (can't really do much with this one, so we will focus on the first)

Open yourself to intuition

Must seriously accept the possibility of intuition existing
Meditate

Do everything you can to foster implicit learning

Immerse yourself in the data
Study wide and deep
Write things down
Work for the right mental attitude
Sleep

Develop general intuition

Accept everything as a sign
Develop a vocabulary of symbols
Become sensitive to feelings
“sending” exercise
Association
Dream journal

Develop market intuition

Emotional control
Journal
Decide how you are going to use it

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