What's your relationship with the market, honestly?

Adversary, teacher, casino, employer, puzzle — the relationship metaphors traders use reveal their psychology. The adversarial ones fight the market; the learner ones study it.

What's yours?

• the metaphor that fits how you treat the market
• how it shapes your decisions
• whether it's changed over the years

The expectancy guide works best when the market is a puzzle, not an enemy.