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by steeeeeve 391 days ago
If you have an algorithmic edge, eventually it will stop working. If it's a really good one, your trades become someone else's edge. The market is constantly changing and active traders are constantly looking at what's going on and trying to take advantage. The more I looked into trading, the more it was just a sea of "Use these charts", "don't really trust these charts", and "once you lose a ton of money, you'll get a feel for things"
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The market is the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Queen_hypothesis in action.

You have the market itself which is like the environment, it can go hot or cold based on broad trends, and if that's all their was fundamentals would likely work well.

The problem is there the dumb prey you feed on may adapt and remove your niche you fit in. Even worse is there is no shortage of predators watching you and waiting for you to make a mistake and they'll eat you alive.