Beschreibung The Stock Market Insiders Manifesto: As Morpheus said in the Matrix -- "All I Am Offering Is The Truth - Nothing More" (English Edition). As Morpheus said in the Matrix -- "All I Am Offering Is The Truth - Nothing More"“I’m going to tell you all kinds of lies to get you to believe me; and that’s the truth; the whole truth; and nothing but the truth”…Market manipulation is a byproduct of mind manipulation. It is ludicrous to believe that anyone who would manipulate the markets would not first engage in mind manipulation. This is especially true when doing so enhances their chances of establishing and maintaining positive control to bring about certain behaviors. It is the first priority in any confidence scheme or deception operation. It is Tradecraft at the highest levels. Tradecraft is a general term that denotes a skill acquired through experience in a clandestine trade. The term is also used within the military and intelligence communities as a collective word for the techniques used in modern espionage. It is also the basic underlying premise of my thesis which is: the market should be viewed from the perspective of an intelligence analyst evaluating covert operations.The investor who believes he controls his own behavior in the market can be very much mistaken. The triggering mechanism for almost everything he does and does not do in the markets is substantially influenced by the exchange. According to Sun Tzu – The Art of War “It is as important to know what not to do and when not to do it, as it is to know what to do and when to do it.”When Pavlov rang his bell the dogs salivated because they had been conditioned to associate the bell with food. Pavlovian conditioning has since been recognized as the basic force underlying human behavior. Highly competent authorities in the field of human behavior are of the opinion (which I share) that an individual’s behavior can be successfully controlled and manipulated and for the most part the individual behaves mechanically. The media, advertisers, governments and financial institutions are aware of this and they exploit it as much as possible. In addition, they know that if a lie is repeated enough it becomes more credible albeit no more truthful.The entire industry attempts to control investor behavior in the market. Surprisingly it is not that difficult to do inasmuch as investors are reactive beings. Presented with a stimulus such as rising prices or falling prices and he will surly react. Moreover, his reaction will usually be the same, time and time again. In addition, the same stimulus will usually produce the same reaction. This is why the stock exchange is able to predict with certainty, what investors will do when they raise and lower prices. Without exception they will buy on rising prices and sell in a decline.If we can assume for the sake of discussion, that each of us has relatively the same skill set and resources - then nobody really has an “edge”. However, if there is a select group who are using hard to get information which is critical for determining the impetus for a given move, then that person or those persons have an edge. An edge usually comes in the form of intelligence gathering. So it begs the question: What do you have that others do not? If you cannot answer that question promptly, directly and precisely then you probably don’t have an edge. Everyone has tactics and strategy (mean reversion, position sizing, managing P&L, etc., etc., etc.). The list is endless and they are all pretty much the same. That said; the real differentiator is having timely meaningful information that is actionable. This is why the big investment banking houses always seem to make money even though their clients may not. It is no accident. It happens entirely and completely on purpose. They have the information that matters most. I am not referring to “illegal insider information”. Obviously, that would be illegal. Nevertheless, it is information which turns the tides in war and in the markets. Find out about BIG DATA information and get a sharp edge.