TraderTypes · TT2 · Provisional type
ENTPThe Hypothesis Hunter
Challenge the consensus, then run one falsifiable setup at a time.
How you tend to make decisions
Clarity measures net lean; consistency measures how often answers agreed in direction. Neither represents confidence, ability, or personality strength.
- What comes naturallyReads live feedback and shifts gears quickly
- Where it can go wrongCan mistake crowd urgency for a signal
- Your non-negotiable ruleSource ideas in public. Make the final call off-feed, against a written checklist.
- What comes naturallyConnects themes, scenarios, and second-order effects
- Where it can go wrongA clean story can feel finished before the evidence arrives
- Your non-negotiable ruleBefore entry, name one visible confirmation and one fact that would break the story.
- What comes naturallyBuilds consistent criteria and weighs trade-offs
- Where it can go wrongCan keep defending a model after the tape changes
- Your non-negotiable ruleWrite invalidation before the thesis. Do not rewrite it mid-trade.
- What comes naturallyAdapts quickly when new information matters
- Where it can go wrongCan move exits, switch setups, or reopen a settled call
- Your non-negotiable ruleFreeze the core rule for 30 observations and predefine the only allowed adjustments.
Practice paths to test first
The order answers what to paper-test first. It reflects schedule, review habit, answer pattern, and execution risk—not expected profit.
Research experiments
Hypothesis testing with historical samples, clear definitions, and small controlled trials.
This is a practice idea, not a recommendation. Take the full assessment first—your schedule, experience, and review habits can change the answer.
- Time horizon to testResearch cycles of days to weeks
- Where to startUse spreadsheets, historical data, and paper trading; do not optimize on a handful of examples.
- Main watch-outDo not change definitions mid-test, and keep a separate validation sample to reduce story-fitting.
Another profile may fit in a different setting
One or more preference pairs landed near the middle. Read these nearby profiles as alternate contexts, not competing verdicts.
It does not know your finances, goals, tax situation, risk capacity, market knowledge, costs, or actual trading skill. Those factors must be assessed separately before any real-money decision.
Start with personality. Finish with a process you can actually test.
The same four letters can lead to a different practice window, starting market, derivatives boundary, and stop rule when schedule or experience changes.