Intuition is simply experience that resides in the subconscious mind. The objectivity of market analysis done by the conscious mind can be compromised by all sorts of extraneous considerations (e.g., one's current market position, a resistance to change a previous forecast). The subconscious, however, is not inhibited by such constraints. Unfortunately, we can't readily tap into our subconscious thoughts. However, when they come through as intuition, the trader needs to pay attention. "The trick is to differentiate between what you want to happen and what you know will happen.