{"id":295671,"date":"2026-10-09T02:39:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T02:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/why-do-you-always-buy-the-top-algorithmic-trading-explained-part-1\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T02:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T02:39:31","slug":"why-do-you-always-buy-the-top-algorithmic-trading-explained-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/why-do-you-always-buy-the-top-algorithmic-trading-explained-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do you always buy the top? Algorithmic trading, explained (part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/huivsUvKLcg?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Buy the top, and the same stop is 2.3\u00d7 farther than at the pullback. 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