Sensitivity to “gut feelings” is a strong predictor of success in financial trading, according to research led by Cambridge university.
The study of 18 hedge fund traders found those with greater “interoception” — the ability to sense the state of their body — made more money and survived for longer in hectic financial markets. Results are published in the journal Scientific Reports.
“Our results suggest that signals from the body, the gut feelings of financial lore, contribute to success in the markets,” the authors concluded. By combining body and brain, the best human traders can outperform computer algorithms, they said.
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