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The Mathematics of Persistence

  
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Many years ago (circa 2005), I came across the below food-for-thought piece from a musical theorist named Lee Humphries. The ideas presented intrigue to this day.

Investment assumptions aside — An 8.5% passive return? Good luck with that— the concepts of compounding and Metcalfe’s law (aka network effects) apply strikingly well to the development of expert knowledge… and the theory and practice of trading.

What’s more, a persistently cultivated “perception of subtleties” is, indeed, a large part of what trading is all about.

So without further ado…

The Mathematics of Persistence (more…)

Mastering the Art…

  
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“You have all these people trying to come up with formulas to beat the market. The market is not a science. The science may help increase the probabilities, but to excel you need to master the art of trading.”  
– Mark Minervini, Stock Market Wizards
“After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in aesthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are artists as well.”

– Albert Einstein

To achieve trading greatness, one must first become an artist. To become a true artist, one must first master the art.
What does it mean to “master the art” of trading? What kind of nuances and subtleties are involved?  What range of experiences, processes, and deep situational knowledge is required?

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