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Efficient market theory prevents predicting prices to a certain extent. But algorithms can take out emotions in trading and can limit your losses.

• beagle3 8y ago
  But efficient markets are not a law of nature. Depending on context (e.g. HFT) it might be a wrong assumption.
  • nvarsj 8y ago
    HFT is what makes the markets efficient, at their own profit.