crossposted from my substack

1) Traders get paid to guess where money will move.

2) There are many ways people win guessing games:

3) Each of these skills is called an “edge”. You can think of each skill as a stat in an MMORPG.

4) The game is winner takes most. Fill out the circle and cross power law thresholds if you want to make money consistently.

5) It's easier to hunt as a team. Stacking everybody's best skills clears more thresholds. Good trading teams [...]

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First published:
October 27th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/t9Ab4cEXqYMa4MeiC/life-lessons-from-trading

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“life lessons from trading” by thiccythot

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