Chapter 70 There is vitality in the chaos

Many times people like to be uniform, and mistakenly think that unity means being in step, so that there is strength. In fact, it is the opposite, sometimes chaos and chaos have vitality. It is most taboo to unify thinking in the market economy and the stock market.When a group of soldiers crosses a bridge, the commander must walk in unison, in unison, or even at a straight pace, and those who are disobedient will be criticized and corrected, because everyone thinks that only when they are united in the same pace is it correct, so it is called There is such a famous saying as "only in step can we win".This famous saying is indeed true in many cases, but it is just the opposite in the stock market. It may be a disaster if you are in step.Sometimes, in order to unify their thinking, relevant people even use powerful media power, such as publishing various comments to guide investors and the market.This makes it easy for the resonance phenomenon in physics to occur in the market. Once the resonance phenomenon occurs, the destructive power is very huge.The power of dozens or hundreds of people walking in unison can destroy a bridge. Just imagine, if everyone has the same thinking, the same views, and takes consistent actions, they are all optimistic about the stock market, or they are all bearish on the stock market. Tens of millions of people, or even one Hundreds of millions of stockholders worked together to push up the stock market. In the end, the higher the push, the lower the fall, and the more serious the disaster.Looking at the disasters in the stock market in history, such as Hong Kong around 1997, they are all reasons why everyone is unanimously optimistic.People often say that when even the shoe shiners on the street are optimistic about the stock market, disaster will surely come. At this time, you must sell quickly and run, because when even the shoe shiners are optimistic about the stock market, everyone’s steps are highly unified. The phenomenon of "resonance" in the stock market is about to occur.

Some people are always worried about the clutter and chaos of the market, and think that there must be unity, order, and consistent views. My point of view is just the opposite.The last time I went to the New York Stock Exchange, I saw that their trading floor was very messy. I told a friend next to me that I just like this messy market, and he laughed.When we go to NASDAQ, there is no such messy situation. Once we enter the clean lobby, the neat computer room is working in an orderly manner. The computer servers and work machines are no different from our office. very tidy.In fact, the chaos I mentioned earlier is not really chaotic, but a variety of fresh forces and viewpoints are wrestling in the market, and at the same time check and balance each other, and finally form a stable force.The market economy is chaotic on the surface, but there is a law of balance behind it, while orderly and consistent steps are monotonous, unable to generate a balancing force, and will eventually lead to death.Uniformity will bring great disaster and risk.I think this point is the same as what Russell said "unevenness is the source of happiness". From the perspective of life, market and society, singleness can only kill vitality and balance.