The Market and You, from Nigel Davies
The market is smarter than ever. [Comment from a Trader.]
The market isn't 'smart', it just is. A huge amazonian flow of human consciousness.
There's a danger in ascribing intelligence to this thing, tempting as it may be. For the thought that it's 'you against the market' stems from the ego, a false belief that we are in some 'mano a mano' battle and need to 'outwit' an opponent. All we are doing is outwitting ourselves.
The market does not care about our existance, it just continues. And the best we can hope for is to hitch a ride without being swallowed up in its ebbs and flows.