overconfidence
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When the market mob is too greedy, or too afraid—and that is the essence of a huge move, up or down—options-centric investors look to buy on fear and sell on overconfidence.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
He also developed what he calls the adaptive markets hypothesis, which uses the principles of evolution to explain behaviors such as loss aversion and overconfidence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
The only blot was a touch of overconfidence for his dismissal, falling to Abhishek after striking back-to-back boundaries off the left-arm spinner.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025
Now, from other people, you can take that as overconfidence.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024
Grandand Rice, the preeminent sports- writer in the country, accused him of gross overconfidence.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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