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Re:One of Wall Street’s Most Popular Trading Strategies Is N... by speedplane on Sunday March 03, 2019 @05:32AM (#19293780)
If an algorithm existed that could predict the future value of stock prices, that same algorithm could be relatively easily adapted to see the future. Not only is that tech impossible, it's also depressing to think that a true Oracle's primary function would be to help traders make more money.
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Re:One of Wall Street’s Most Popular Trading Strategies Is N... by frozenport on Sunday March 03, 2019 @05:36AM (#19293787)
But does the future it sees include the purchases its about to make?
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Re:One of Wall Street’s Most Popular Trading Strategies Is N... by speedplane on Sunday March 03, 2019 @05:49AM (#19293826)
> But does the future it sees include the purchases its about to make?

Yes, absolutely. Go back to Greek mythology (or even the Matrix movies). Many predictions the Oracle made only came about precisely because the Oracle made those predictions.

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