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> I say this because halting tries to "cool down" emotion but it still "feels like" panic while making it all go slow would "feel kind of crappy yet normal" hence "buying" time to cool things down while still working.

I don't think so. Halting would allow the traders to get a cup of coffee and switch to another mental gear. A slowdown would probably just keep them in gear and result in a lot of anxious refreshes and attempts to wrestle the system.

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Immediately yes, it will keep them in gear, but it will have no consequence because the output would come forcibly delayed, so the result will come not so immediately. Hence being anxious has no payout and being cool does.

Wouldn't be that with time, the next generation of traders for example, they will relax more when things feel bearish and put the "normal gear" when it feels bullish?

> so the result will come not so immediately. Hence being anxious has no payout and being cool does.

That's assuming people are way more rational and less emotional than they really are.

Actually no because the output (reward or penalty) is not selective on your rationale. You can be bullish or bearish. The the input and the output are both allowed, just working at asymmetrical speeds (slower for bearish).

Wouldn't overall cause a "sustentation effect" similar to the asymmetrical speed in the airflow in the wings of a plane?

I'm not convinced myself of this, but the idea made me curious and maybe worth of experimenting with in a limited context?

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