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Correlation checklist: does meditation raise a trader's Sharpe?

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A performance coach observes that traders who meditate have higher Sharpe ratios, and markets meditation as a way to improve trading results.

Before accepting that meditation causes better performance, list every reason the two could correlate without meditation being the cause.

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