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Two Ways the System Is Rigged: HFT and Oligarchic Inheritance

Two Ways the System Is Rigged: HFT and Oligarchic Inheritance The net result of a rigged system is the vast majority of the gains in income and wealth flow to the very tippy-top of the wealth/power pyramid. We often hear how the system (i.e. our economy) is rigged to benefit the few at the expense […]

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Power Trendlines

Power Trendlines Market action is heavily dominated by algorithmic trading and programs. Nothing new about that and it’s a reality of the market environment. In December algos were blamed for the steep sell-off, nobody is blaming them during the massive bounce off of the December lows. Funny that. Irony aside knowing where these algos live […]

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2019: The Beginning Of The End (Free Premium Report)

2019: The Beginning Of The End (Free Premium Report) What will happen next & what to do now Welcome to our new readers and a very Happy New Year to everyone! Now that it’s 2019, we’re going to start the new year here at Peak Prosperity by responding to the wishes of our premium subscribers […]

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Joe Saluzzi: The Markets Are Still Way Too Vulnerable To A Sudden Liquidity Disappearance

Joe Saluzzi: The Markets Are Still Way Too Vulnerable To A Sudden Liquidity Disappearance HFTs remain a major issue Joe Saluzzi, co-founder of Themis Trading LLC, outspoken exchange expert, and author of the excellent exposé Broken Markets, returns to give us an update on the state of high frequence trading — otherwise known as HFT. […]

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An Unexpected Warning From Goldman Sachs: “Something Is Not Quite Right”

An Unexpected Warning From Goldman Sachs: “Something Is Not Quite Right” It was just over 9 years ago today when we wrote  “The Incredibly Shrinking Market Liquidity, Or The Upcoming Black Swan Of Black Swans” in which we explained how as a result of the growing influence of HFT, quants and central banks, the market […]

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Black Monday 2.0: The Next Machine-Driven Meltdown

Black Monday 2.0: The Next Machine-Driven Meltdown In the rise of computer-driven trading, some hear echoes of the stock market’s 1987 crash. Beware the feedback loop. Black Monday. Although the event to which those two words refer occurred 30 years ago, they still carry the weight of that day—Oct. 19, 1987—when the Dow Jones Industrial […]

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DARPA Asks HFT Traders How Hackers Will Crash The Market 

DARPA Asks HFT Traders How Hackers Will Crash The Market  Having been responsible for the biggest flash crashes in recent years, it is no surprise that when it comes to the market’s growing structural vulnerabilities, high frequency traders have emerged as the primary authority on how to crash the market in the blink of an […]

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On Guard Against The Banks

On Guard Against The Banks Following the events of yesterday, it seems wise this morning to take an in-depth look at the charts in order to discern what moves The Banks may take next in the hope of stemming this rally and reversing the trends. Let’s start with Comex Digital Gold. It has been in […]

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Our Brave New ”’Markets”’

Our Brave New ”’Markets”’ How HFT algorithims risk a massive sudden sell-off One thing is clear: These aren’t your daddy’s markets anymore. Why?  Because about 10 years ago the Rise of the Machines (aka high frequency trading algorithms) completely altered the terrain of what we call the ‘capital markets.’ Let’s look at this as a before […]

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America’s “Soaring” Gasoline And Oil Demand Was Just An Illusion: How The EIA Fooled The Algos

America’s “Soaring” Gasoline And Oil Demand Was Just An Illusion: How The EIA Fooled The Algos When it comes to “real-time” measurements of crude demand and supply, the data is notoriously bad (and perhaps, according to some, intentionally manipulated). We pointed this out most recently in early March when we that according to IEA data, crude […]

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Eric Hunsader: The Financial System is ‘Absolutely, Positively Rigged’

Eric Hunsader: The Financial System is ‘Absolutely, Positively Rigged’ And the abuses are getting worse, not better Eric Hunsader, founder of Nanex, has been at the vanguard of warning about the dangers and the rampant fraud that the rise of high-frequency trading (HFT) algorithims have let loose in today’s financial markets. While he usually feels like a lone voice […]

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Deutsche Bank Confirms Silver Market Manipulation In Legal Settlement, Agrees To Expose Other Banks

Deutsche Bank Confirms Silver Market Manipulation In Legal Settlement, Agrees To Expose Other Banks Back in July of 2014, we reported that in an attempt to obtain if not compensation, then at least confirmation of bank manipulation in the precious metals industry, a group of silver bullion banks including Deutsche Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia and […]

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Yelling ‘Stay’ In A Burning Theater—–Yellen Ignites Another Robo-Trader Spasm

Yelling ‘Stay’ In A Burning Theater—–Yellen Ignites Another Robo-Trader Spasm Simple Janet has attained a new milestone as a public menace with her speech to the Economic Club of New York. It amounted to yelling “stay” in a burning theater! The stock market has been desperately trying to correct for months now because even the casino regulars can read the tea […]

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The Machines Are Going Mad – HFT Quote-Stuffing Desperation Spikes To Record High

The Machines Are Going Mad – HFT Quote-Stuffing Desperation Spikes To Record High It appears – for now – that the machines are losing control. Amid the chaos of the last few days in US equities, Johnny 5 and his ilk have been quote-stuffing in desperation at the highest rate in history… but it’s not working!! Source: […]

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One Way to Unrig Stock Trading

One Way to Unrig Stock Trading AMERICA’S equity markets are broken. Individuals and institutions make transactions in rigged markets favoring short-term players. The root cause of the problem is that stocks trade on numerous venues, including 11 traditional exchanges and dozens of so-called dark pools that allow buyers and sellers to work out of the […]

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