Counting is a lost art.
Humans love their short cuts.
Rather than taking the time to actually go one by one counting each of the stocks that are going up, down, or sideways, humans would rather skip that altogether in favor of their favorite Index or some kind of statistic.
You don’t need any sophisticated math skills in order to count how well or poorly the stock market is doing.
It’s actually incredibly simple.
Humans just don’t want to do it.
And that’s the arb. [Read more…]