Traders' anticipatory feelings and traders' profitability: An exploratory study

Abstract

In Our Study, While 27 Traders Played A Guessing Game, We Measured Their Autonomic Body Reactions With A Galvanic Skin Response (Gsr) Detector And An Ad Hoc Application. Pre-Choice Gsr Values, Significantly Different Between Right-Wrong Gsr Levels, Were Comparable To Post-Choice Gsr Right-Wrong Values, Suggesting The Existence Of Anticipatory Feelings (Af)-Physiological Signals Before An Event Indicating Outcome Anticipation. Traders With Higher Af Scores Were Significantly More Profitable Than Those With Lower Ones; Traders Relying On Newsfeeds Had Lower Af Than Those Practicing Holistic Activities. Traders' Interoceptive Ability Can Both Be Measured And Enhanced. (C) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All Rights Reserved.