Quote Originally Posted by Vincent View Post
the psychological threshold is as volatile as our financial markets and as flowery as the people that operate in this market.
Just loved that.

I think the point is that the commodoties themselves may be impersonal; the traders are real human beings and as vulnerable to the effect of landmarks as the rest of us.

Look at what happens to batsmen as they approach 100 runs. Their game often changes and they get all scratchy and cautious. I think as we approach recognisable landmarks, our awareness levels change and with it, our game.