Action bias
Risk & psychologyThe preference for doing something over doing nothing when facing uncertainty.
In plain terms
The instinct that makes goalkeepers dive. Markets pay the goalkeeper who stands still.
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The preference for doing something over doing nothing when facing uncertainty.
The instinct that makes goalkeepers dive. Markets pay the goalkeeper who stands still.