I suspect you could get a pretty good job as programmer for some hedge fund. Not only would it leverage your command of this domain, you might learn a few thin

I suspect you could get a pretty good job as programmer for some hedge fund. Not only would it leverage your command of this domain, you might learn a few things that will explain why it is difficult to impossible for you to win in a vacuum. There are social engineering aspects to this game that you have not been exposed to yet. Also, you may just not be sophisticated enough, or you have pursued a dead end approach. This is a very rich field of study. If it's your passion, I say stick with it, but expand your circle of knowledge and influence. And screw all this 'zero sum' crap, capitalism is the least zero-sum game humanity has ever come up with. And speculation, market-making, betting on winners & losers is one of the most important driving forces of capitalism.