An edge is being able to see something in the market in time to be able to exploit it.An edge is simply a mathematical advantage. Math is relentless.
If up +76% in 2020 is suffering (3rd best year ever) let me get some of that.
No argument with the latter but I do with the former. You are mistaking how well, or not, the open to the public various RenTec funds have done in comparison to the originaland still employee only (different trading and risk model) Medallion Fund. Apples to ... Medallions.Hmm, the old stories about him running Latency arbs have been taken down, along with the Medallion loss news bits prior to 2020. This is probably why people here seem unaware of this, I thought everyone was just pretending not to know lol.
But back to the original point of the thread. Latency Arb = speed advantage. If you don't have an edge in speed or info, along with exceptionally low costs, being profitable intraday would be pretty challenging
There's another reason Vanz, the stock market is a media marketing wet dream, what many don't realize, the majority of company directors are happy to promote an illusion of theirScientist discovered why most traders lose ...
Five pages of responses here for the friggin obvious?
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Conclusion: Why Most Traders Lose Money Is Not Surprising Anymore
After going over these 24 statistics it’s very obvious to tell why traders fail. More often than not trading decisions are not based on sound research or tested trading methods, but on emotions, the need for entertainment and the hope to make a million dollars in your underwear.
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-Dr. VZ
Avoid technical analysis. Focus on an information edge. Reading charts is too basic and gives too many false positives.
Of course most small traders lose money and are bag holders for the smart money. WSB are no expection. But as a co ordinated group they have massive buying power. They can keep coming back month after month, year after year, and keep throwing fresh money at trading causing new short squeezes and blowing up a few badly managed hedge funds. There are always some idiot money managers out there who are over leveraged in some illiquid risky asset.