holy grail systems/black boxes/bots are fundamentally " flawed " ..!! Yu can get some " way out " Algos - but at the end of the day, its just a computer crunching price data.. !!
A computer cant tell you that the guy at XYZ Hedge Fund whose offering 5000 contracts in the underlying market is " actually looking to BUY "..?? - At the " last minute ", hell " Pull " his offers out the market - and that will set off a " chain reaction " - and then carnage !!
Everyone whose short will be in "sheer terror " wondering why the price is going upwards not downwards, everyone whose at home noticing a spike upwards will " jump on " - in " desperation " (thinking the " train has left the station) " - the price stalls (youve just bought at the top - and EVERYONE will be scratching their heads wondering why its lost momentum and is REVERSING....!! :-0 SB firms will have their infamous " blackouts/mysterious IT problems " - everyone at home will be having a seizure, and
Whilst everyone " PANICS" - the guy at XYZ Hedge Fund has just been in and " scooped up " 10 ticks when his BID forced the market to the moon.. !! - it might not sound much, but -
10 ticks x 5000 contracts is 1/2m in " SECONDS "..... !!
Thats what everyones up against EVERY DAY..!!
At the end of the day, its just " common sense " to follow the " money " - and trade with the momentum..!!