Why don't hedge funds use 'exotic' analysis techniques?

[howardbandy]

Why don't I ever hear about successful hedge funds using Gann or Elliott Wave or VSA? Are such techniques only appropriate for the small-scale traders? What prevents hedge funds using them?

Hi Gorilla --

Hedge funds do use exotic analysis techniques. They seldom tell the world about the specifics.

Thanks,
Howard

 

[tech/a]

Infact some have full floors of technicians writing all sorts of methods.

These are those your trading against.
"Smart Money"

 

[nomore4s]

I actually have no idea what you just said .

lol, me either

 

[Trembling Hand]

I actually have no idea what you just said .

:iamwithst OMG!!!

Corporate speak on the little ASF. God help us.

 

[freddy2]

Because these techniques don't work.

 

[wayneL]

Because these techniques don't work.

Nothing works.

 

[MichaelD]

Nothing works...and yet at the same time everything works.

The joy of trading is working out how the statements above are not mutually exclusive.

 

[rossw]

Why don't I ever hear about successful hedge funds using Gann or Elliott Wave or VSA? Are such techniques only appropriate for the small-scale traders? What prevents hedge funds using them?

How do you know they don't?

How do you know what any hedge fund uses to trade with?

It's not like they're going to shout to the world their techniques.
Plus each fund trades in a different way. One key man calling the shots. Gut-feel. Phd derived quant models. Arbitrage. etc etc

 

[theasxgorilla]

How do you know they don't?

How do you know what any hedge fund uses to trade with?

It's not like they're going to shout to the world their techniques.
Plus each fund trades in a different way. One key man calling the shots. Gut-feel. Phd derived quant models. Arbitrage. etc etc

I don't know they don't, I said I never hear about it.

I know of plenty of individuals who align themselves with the 'exotic' methods that have been discussed a lot here on ASF, but I don't see any hedge funds calling their funds, "The Elliott Wave Fund" or the "VSA Fund" or the "Gann Fund"

 

[wayneL]

Nothing works...and yet at the same time everything works.

The joy of trading is working out how the statements above are not mutually exclusive.

Yep

Thanks for completing the axiom, I knew someone would.

 

[white_goodman]

Yep

Thanks for completing the axiom, I knew someone would.

thought that sounded familiar