I think most individuals here are concerned with the perceived...

I think most individuals here are concerned with the perceived notion that algorithmic trading on individual stocks is designed to provide an unfair advantage against the retail investor.

But algorithmic trading happens on a more market wide macro scale and thats what I am talking about here. Im talking about the whole index, not individual stocks and there is a big difference. the top 200 movement influences the movements in the broader market even if there is no algo trading going on on these non top 200 stocks. If people see the index dropping they press the sell button

what I am saying is look at the macro picture. Our economy is doing better than the US, but our index performance does not reflect that all. If our top 200 is not performing, OS investors wont invest here and our standard of living wont improve as much as it should.