Has HFT killed scalping / very short term trading?

Has HFT killed scalping / very short term trading?

  • Yes

    Votes: 16 61.5%

  • No

    Votes: 10 38.5%
  • Total voters
    26
  • Poll closed .
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Scaramanga

Hello,

A decade ago I make good money scalping, that got harder and harder, and gradually I increased the time frame and used more TA, but still I generally do not hold for long.

This style is getting more difficult too, and I believe its because of the HFT engines.

Good traders adapt, and now I am exploring swing trading.

I’m wondering if other traders on this forum have found themselves in the same predicament.
 
Quote from Scaramanga:

Hello,

A decade ago I make good money scalping, that got harder and harder, and gradually I increased the time frame and used more TA, but still I generally do not hold for long.

This style is getting more difficult too, and I believe its because of the HFT engines.

Good traders adapt, and now I am exploring swing trading.

I’m wondering if other traders on this forum have found themselves in the same predicament.
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very logical analysis.. Yes i think HFTers are eating any scalpable volume. Good luck with swing...

I will stay scalping for a while ,,,obsolete mind..:D
 
Quote from Scaramanga:

Hello,

A decade ago I make good money scalping, that got harder and harder, and gradually I increased the time frame and used more TA, but still I generally do not hold for long.

This style is getting more difficult too, and I believe its because of the HFT engines.

Good traders adapt, and now I am exploring swing trading.

I’m wondering if other traders on this forum have found themselves in the same predicament.
More...

what market are you referring to?
 
HFT makes up 56% of equity trading volume and 1/3rd of the futures volume.

I would wholeheartedly say that it actually MAGNIFIES the intra-day movements and trend(s), which facilitates scalping.
 
wrong , as usual.

huge ops scalping, but it requires profound knowledge and fast reflexes.

the more I hear folks giving up scalping......

seriously , how can you look at 10 random charts and say it cant be scalped?

you mean scalped with zero risk and an IQ of 86?. No , thats not possible, which eliminates 98% right there.
 
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