But you can't ignore dense people-they're not unarmed; they're armed differently. - Aaron C. Brown

If you want to understand financial markets, and their effects on the economy, you have to understand the trading game. Many short-term price movements are neither random nor caused by economic fundamentals. They're caused by investors buying and selling.

If no one gambled against the grain in good times, there would be no winners to inspire people in the bad times.

Mathematical theory, tested in practice and constantly retested, is a valuable aid to play. Mathematics alone will blind you and let others rob you.