The Seventh Major Axiom: On Intuition A hunch can be trusted if it can be explained. A hunch is a piece of feeling-stuff. It is a mysterious little clump of not-quite-knowledge: a mental event that feels something like knowledge but doesn’t feel perfectly trustworthy. As a speculator you are likely to be hit by hunches frequently. Some will be strong and insistent. What should you do about them? Learn to use them, if you can.