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Bullishness Approaching Mania | Peter Atwater on Market Psychology And “The Confidence Map”

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The Psychology of the Federal Reserve

I think of the Fed as a crowd-following organization. And that's true of all bureaucratic bodies, not just the Fed. They watch and respond and try to mirror their actions to what they think the crowd is looking for. I don't think we have policy makers who appreciate the speed at which the crowd can move. With 24-hour trading and online banking, we can move money faster than people realize there's a problem.

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