That I agree with - but your not the first quant here who says markets are random.
I think markets cycle between random and not randomness.
I am always suspect of quants though telling us non quants how dumb we are by following charts and that there is no edge in trading unless you program in python or whatever
Clearly there are many traders who have succeeded massively without ever learning code.
Im not ur broker where u can say to me “Common show me the f… offer” lol Im also dont want to explain with foam at the mouth if they act like its bs… it has to come natural…
I’m not trying to argue either. I just find it strange when someone claims success with a certain style of trading but then does not want to give, even basic, statistics to back up their claim.
LTCM were nobel prize winning quants who thought they had found out the never losing strategy - in 1997 the whole financial system nearly crashed with their hair brain scheme.
Step back to 1987 and portfolio insurance - another quant invention that ended up in the single largest one day crash ever
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I do believe in math and stats - and in a rudimentary way use them in my trading.
Hell I’m even thinking of learning python.
But to think that quant finance is the holy grail (I’m not suggesting you said that) is a stretch too far.
When all said and done markets are moved on fear and greed - not math principles.
It seems like you’re merely exploring this territory and you haven’t made any appreciable strides as yet. Which is fine but then you talk a big talk, offer to help and when asked a simple question you tell her to look it up on Google? Really?!
She never said she did not believe in “math or quant thinking”. She merely asked you for some numbers. You should have these numbers handy if you’re an algo trader.
How long have you been trading? And how long have you been an algo trader?