"I have been reading this Forum for a while. I believe you guys don't have a chance against any Algo/HFT trading. The odds are stacked against you for access and speed."
im not quite sure why you think algo trading is a battle of the bots where the faster guy wins
here is a simple algo trade you can do for yourself
download data (8 years on commsec) for STW(XJO) and GOLD (price of gold in AUD)
load them into your spreadsheet
do a 50/50 bet on both, never trade in or out
calc the return
chart it
What do you get? I will tell you, its mostly a straight line going up for 8 years
Now imagine if you developed a simple algo that bought GOLD and STW on their dips and sold on their peaks using an oscillator?
your straight line would get even steeper with a higher return
