A crude, hand-drawn animation popped up. It was Shinchan Nohara—the rude, mischievous five-year-old from the anime. Shinchan was standing with his legs wide, one arm drooping, his head tilted back in exaggerated despair. The caption read: “Hammer Pattern: Long lower wick, small body at the top. Shinchan’s ‘Denied Chocolate’ slump.”
Every night, he’d read two pages, yawn, and end up watching cat videos. A crude, hand-drawn animation popped up
Instead, he saw Shinchan, slumped over, denied his chocolate bar. The caption read: “Hammer Pattern: Long lower wick,
The next morning, he opened his trading terminal. The S&P 500 futures were choppy. He saw a small red candle with a long bottom wick. His brain didn’t think, “A hammer indicates a potential reversal after a downtrend.” The next morning, he opened his trading terminal
He entered a small long position. The market reversed twenty minutes later. He booked a 2% gain.
“What are you doing?” she asked.