What is fractal analysis and why does it work on things like the stock market, (1993-2005)?

• 1993-09-20 Stock Market, concerning the application of entropic economics to equity markets. • 1993-10-08 more on stock market, concerning the application of entropic economics to equity markets. • 1996-11-17 Equity Markets, concerning how "moods" and "nervousness" make fractal characteristics in the equity markets. • 1996-12-23 Re: Financial engineering article, concerning an answer as to why equity markets, and a lot of other things in economics, are fractal in nature, referencing self-referential systems. • 1996-12-25 Re: Financial engineering article, concerning an answer as to why equity markets, and a lot of other things in economics, are fractal in nature. • 1997-01-23 Re: forwarded message from Kimberly Bodelson, concerning market crashes, and their fractal description, with a history of the NYSE through the century. • 1997-03-20 forwarded message from John Conover, concerning a conceptual understanding of equity market sell-offs-an application of fractal analysis. • 1998- ...  more