Like trying to make McDonald's unhealthy
First, off Russians programmed HFT. Secondly, it's already pre-programmed for instability, as we have found out about 1,000 times since 2010. There is no point in destabilizing something that is already inherently unstable. For the record, the programmers were American Russians, not to be confused with Russian Russians.
While Etraders were mesmerized by the Dow, the post-2008 economic crater was being dug twice as deep
How Skynet constructs the Dow illusion on minimal volume:
First find some nearby market moving 'event', then sell volatility against the event (ECB, Fed, BOJ etc.). Next, take away liquidity (depth) to slow volume down to nothing, so institutions can't sell in any size, which lowers realized volatility. Then use the futures to walk the market higher, running all stops and taking out all day-trading shorts. Cover the volatility short after the event. Do this long enough until everyone capitulates and volume is essentially zero, like now:
How Skynet constructs the Dow illusion on minimal volume:
First find some nearby market moving 'event', then sell volatility against the event (ECB, Fed, BOJ etc.). Next, take away liquidity (depth) to slow volume down to nothing, so institutions can't sell in any size, which lowers realized volatility. Then use the futures to walk the market higher, running all stops and taking out all day-trading shorts. Cover the volatility short after the event. Do this long enough until everyone capitulates and volume is essentially zero, like now:
Black Swan Inevitability
Unfortunately, this con job has succeeded at convincing the vast majority that it can continue forever. Life outside of the Matrix (aka. the linear extrapolation of the impossible), brings its own health benefits, but it's not for the attention deficit. Betting against human history's largest bubble, is not a game for those who seek the seductive comfort of conformity.
Unfortunately, this con job has succeeded at convincing the vast majority that it can continue forever. Life outside of the Matrix (aka. the linear extrapolation of the impossible), brings its own health benefits, but it's not for the attention deficit. Betting against human history's largest bubble, is not a game for those who seek the seductive comfort of conformity.
