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Long-term results: Should You Trade Stocks Randomly?
- blubbi2 14y agoWell, that's no surprise at all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient-market_hypothesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient-market_hypothesis I spent a lot of time analyzing charts in the past (using Metatrader, ....), I even created automatic trading systems using MQL4 and I completly agree with this article: YOU CAN'T BEAT THE MARKET! Buy and hold... that's the way to go!
- joezydeco 14y agoWe've had previous coresponding data from various experiments performed by our simian counterparts: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/08/03/in-honor-of-planet-of-the-apes-the-top-3-monkey-stock-pickers/ http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/08/03/in-honor-of-planet-of...
- hcarvalhoalves 14y agoIf trading at random is a winning strategy, doesn't that prove there's no difference between the stock market and gambling?
- gee_totes 14y agoNot really. I can't hold onto my poker chips from a casino for 10-20 years and have a reasonable expectation of the chips themselves increasing in value. With stocks (or better yet, an index fund), I can.