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Sabtu, 30 Juni 2012

are you trading against a robo?

whether you know it or not
whether you see or feel or experience or spot it or not
you are!
you are mostly trading against a robo!
an algorithm
a super-software!!!


welcome to algorithmic trading!


also known as algo trading or blackbox trading or robo trading or automated trading.


what is this?


simple......a super software, a highly intelligent superfast calculative algorithm does trading for you
while you sip coffee, play golf or take a nap or just watch the screen.


almost totally automatic trading.


all trading decisions as to what to trade, when, how much, at what rate........everything is decided by the computer, the algorithm, the software.....without any human intervention!!!


just like "deep blue" or "deep thought" super computers played chess against Garry Kasparov.


the only difference.....chances are that you are not Garry!!!


rather, in this case, the Garrys have teamed up with Deep Blues + Deep Thoughts to play against...........


.......well you guessed it right......poor you!!!


major fii's, pension, mutual and hedge funds and others don't trade......they algo trade!!!


they sneak in or out big elephant or dinosaur orders in slices with computer precision and stealth.


this they do to manage and manipulate the market and leave almost no footprint by making sure big entries and withdrawals are almost unnoticed.


algo trading makes sure that you see minimu spikes and dips in volumes while mammoth trading takes place.


these algorithms are so powerful that they are programmed to calculate a hundred things and manage "the game" in such a way that they always win!


these algorithms are designed to initiate lightening fast action on dumping on buying shares on the basis of news received electronically.


e.g. before even before human bank management comes to know of an aberration in the liquidity, these algorithms see it coming (courtesy their computational power backed by the intelligent programs) and trigger the action.....even before others come to know of it and understand it!


this is known as 'high frequency trading' (HFT) and has dramatically changed the world of trading from inside!


couple this the astronaumical advantage with money power these giants have!


according to a top consultancy firm, 73% of all US equity trading volume is algo trading!!!


in some other markets, the % trade volume taken care of by algo trading is even higher!


some of the recent crashes and abnormal moves are alleged to be caused by algo trading......rare chances when the secret gets spilled out!


and we haven't yet talked about algo bugs - intended or accidental!!!


welcome to the world of algo trading! 


the robo is always waiting for you. he can't see you.....but he can definitely feel you


when you get squeezed gently by him!!!

Selasa, 12 Juni 2012

check this out before trading nifty and bank nifty


here is a website i thought i must share with you all.
traders can use it to crosscheck before they take trades in nifty or bank nifty.
also, if you were not to use this as a cross reference but to actually use it exclusively to trade then just one word of caution:-
don't follow it in bits and pieces.
either follow it like a machine 
or don't.
caution : whipsaws are a lot (as mentioned by rajandran - profit ratio is 42%.)
but the size of profits take care of everything.
hope this site and the concept behind this gives you a clue to your "holy grail"
- as holy as it can be!


(busy these days in devising some tactical trading win-win method based on option spreads. inspired by some friends to keep sharing which i will. best wishes)

Rabu, 31 Agustus 2011

trading with three laws of robotics


i was reading 

Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics"

it has occured to me that if a trading system is like a robot
it must obey these 3 laws meant for robotics.

here are the adaptations of the three laws of robotics
to the trading system

law one of robotics : a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

adaptation of the law to trading system : a trading system may not cause substantial loss to a trader or, through inaction, allow a trader to come to loss.

law two of robotics : a robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the first law.

adaptation of the law to trading system : a trading system must NOT obey any orders given to it by the trader in the heat of the trading - it should trade strictly as per its defined rules, except where such disobedience would conflict with the first law.

law three of robotics : a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first or second law.

adaptation of the law to trading system : a trading system must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first or second law.

Selasa, 01 Maret 2011

software vs operators!

10 top software programmers of the world

joined hands

to develop

a super

trading software

which could magically

predict

the next move of the price!

--

they hired

the best testing agency in the world

to test the software!

it passed every test!!

--

they deployed it in the market

and started minting money.

--

one day

their servant leaked

the next bullish move

of a stock

to a big operator

for $500!

--

the operator

dumped 1 lac shares of the company

in less than 10 minutes!

--

the software

rendered its 20000 clients

bankrupt!!!

--

the software company collapsed

--

the operator

bought it!!!