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First The Pause, Next Up…

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AUG 29 2023
 
   
GUY COHEN’S MARKET INSIGHT
We Got The Pause, What’s Next?
 

Our S&P Medium Term Timer has emerged from being oversold to just bearish.

Thursday’s bearish monorail bar suggests further lows in due course while Friday’s fightback suggests short-term friction around these levels.

We're now watching the next few bars for more information on the overall market direction.

Here’s what my indicators are telling me about the major indexes:

 
S&P 500 - The S&P has bounced downwards off its 50-dma, and looks like it will get messy.
 
Nasdaq 100 - Same as the S&P.
 
Russell 2000 - The IWM is resting at its 200-dma, which is exactly what I suggested it would do last week.
 
Dow Jones - The DIA is also resting as suggested, though this one is below its 50-dma.

Follow the money,

— Guy Cohen
JEFFRY TURNMIRE
Dissecting the Vulnerabilities of Wall Street's Trading Bots
 

The world of finance isn't as human as it once was. These days, Wall Street is an orchestra of algorithmic trading bots, executing trades at near light speed. 

While these automated traders are highly efficient and immune to human emotions, they are far from perfect. Despite their sophistication, they've made errors that have sent ripples across the market.

Let's take a dive into three instances where the bots dropped the ball.

The Knight Capital Group Incident

On August 1, 2012, an erroneous algorithm deployed by Knight Capital Group caused a flurry of unintended trades, leading to a staggering loss of $440 million in just 45 minutes. This glitch resulted from a software update that triggered millions of flawed trades, leading to Knight Capital's eventual collapse.

Facebook IPO Fiasco

When Facebook went public in May 2012, high demand and trading volume put the NASDAQ’s system to the test. The result wasn’t pretty. A design flaw in the system couldn't handle the trading rush, causing order cancellations and modifications to fail. This led to a chaotic opening and delayed confirmations, inflicting losses on traders who couldn't execute trades at desired prices.

Swiss Franc Shockwave

In January 2015, the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly announced that it would no longer hold the Swiss Franc at a fixed exchange rate with the Euro. Algorithmic trading systems, unprepared for such a move, couldn't adapt swiftly, leading to rapid, volatile shifts in currency markets. Some foreign exchange brokers suffered severe losses as their bots blindly followed pre-set trading rules.

These incidents demonstrate how Wall Street’s trading algorithms can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, bots offer incredible speed and precision. On the other, they lack the ability to interpret unforeseen events or adjust strategies in real-time like a human would.

In fact, I think I’ve discovered a flaw in Wall Street’s bots that cause a certain ticker — when specific circumstances are met — to have a “misprint” on some of its options.

And I’ve been exploiting this flaw for over a year with a perfect 54-0 track record.

If you’d like to see how I’ve been exploiting this Wall Street glitch, I encourage you to click here to reserve your spot.

I’ll be going live tomorrow — Wednesday, August 30th @ 3pm Eastern — with all the details of what I’m calling “The Income Glitch”

— Jeffry Turnmire
   
 

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