Learn how investor psychology, emotions, and crowd behavior fuel market bubbles, and what causes them to burst. Psychology ...

Fear and greed cycles are the emotional rhythm that repeats in financial markets over time. When investors feel hopeful, they buy more aggressively, and ...

Market psychology is an intricate subject matter that investors often neglect or lump together with technical analysis and sentiment indicators. Failure to adequately grasp and appreciate the ...

Bitcoin's been around long enough now that we can see patterns. Not just in price charts, but in how people behave when money ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hersh Shefrin analyzes how psychology impacts markets and policy. PRINCETON, NJ - OCTOBER 9: The Eugene Higgins Professor of ...

In the daily financial news cycle, one might read that “the market is nervous,” “Wall Street is cheering,” or “the market punished the sector.” These humanized descriptions attribute emotions, ...

Corn, soybean and wheat markets broke higher on recent negative USDA reports. Allison Thompson of The Money Farm says when markets stop breaking on bearish news, it’s time to pay attention. Bearish ...

In theory, investment decisions should be calm, rational, and supported by careful research. But that’s just not how human nature works. When markets go wild and the value of your life savings changes ...