Contrarians · Bet big at the extremes
Ascetic
REPD
🧘 Ascetic

The Counter-Trend Ascetic Meditating on a Falling Knife

Waits for the extreme, bets big, exits by the rule

“Even a falling knife shows its handle when you have a rule.”

RRisk-taker
Bet Posture — Sizing habit — notional dispersion, share of 2× bets, max bet
ECounter-trend
Market Relation — Share of entries aligned with vs. against the regime of the last closed candle
PPatient
Tempo — Median hold time — shorter is Swift
DDisciplined
Loss Handling — Loss handling — win/loss hold asymmetry, loss tail, PnL asymmetry

Traits of this type

  • Loads heavy notional only at extreme deviation
  • Enters against the trend and waits patiently for the reversion
  • Stops out by the rule — never lets the loss tail grow
Cheongsan-iExits by the rule even on the blade — just steer clear of fresh trends

Compatibility

Markets where this type is at ease vs. in danger · the setup Cheongsan-i uses in the same regime

Best regime

Mean reversion after overheating

Cheongsan-i setups: Extreme-deviation reversal (extreme_reversal) / Wick reversal (wick_reversal)

Nemesis regime

Fresh trend acceleration

In this regime, sizing down or sitting out is the careful choice.

Opposite type🐦 CTSI SparrowNeighbor types🦉 CEPD R→C Conservative — differs only in Bet Posture🚂 RTPD E→T Trend — differs only in Market Relation⚔️ RESD P→S Swift — differs only in Tempo🤿 REPI D→I Intuitive — differs only in Loss Handling

The 16 Types

MeOppositeNeighbor (one letter off)
Chargers
Train EngineerRTPDTrain EngineerBalloon PilotRTPIBalloon PilotCheetahRTSDCheetahAssault CaptainRTSIAssault Captain
Contrarians
AsceticREPDAsceticDiverREPIDiverSwordsmanRESDSwordsmanCrabRESICrab
Navigators
Bus DriverCTPDBus DriverTurtleCTPITurtleDefenderCTSDDefenderSparrowCTSISparrow
Gatherers
OwlCEPDOwlAnglerCEPIAnglerAccountantCESDAccountantSquirrelCESISquirrel
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