Sam Seiden
Independent Analyst
Summary
Sam began his career on the institution side of the business, facilitating order flow from banks, money managers, hedge funds, and more. Today, Sam is responsible for Online Trading Academy's patented market timing strategy that is the key to High Frequency Trading. It's no secret that banks and financial Institutions are very profitable in the world of short term trading. On the other side, retail short term traders produce either minimal profits or lose. Conventional High Frequency Trading is the use of computer algorithms to rapidly trade financial instruments. Institutions use High Frequency Trading almost exclusively for market-making and arbitrage trading. While this type of trading has been dominated by major banks and institutions, proper High Frequency Trading offers retail traders opportunity for short term income as well. The key to successful High Frequency Trading is having a simple rule based strategy that allows you to objectively determine market turning points and market moves in advance with a very high degree of accuracy. During this session, Sam will share the logic and High Frequency Trading rules to help you understand and properly execute.Latest Live Videos
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AUD/USD struggles to reconquer the 0.6700 mark
The AUD/USD pair trades just below 0.6700 in the Asian session on Tuesday, trying to regain some ground after falling at the beginning of the week. The US Dollar benefited from a dismal mood, with a sell-off in tech shares leading an otherwise slow session.
Gold holds above $4,300 after setting yet another record high
Spot Gold traded as high as $4,550 a troy ounce on Monday, fueled by persistent US Dollar weakness and a dismal mood. The XAU/USD pair was hit sharply by profit-taking during US trading hours and retreated towards $4,300, where buyers reappeared.
USD/JPY pierces the 156.00 level, trims early losses
The Japanese Yen recovered ground after kicking off the week in a soft tone, with USD/JPY currently trading a handful of pips below the 156.00 level. The Japanese Yen benefits from prevalent USD weakness and increasing risk-aversion.
Crypto market outlook for 2026
Year 2025 was volatile, as crypto often is. Among positive catalysts were favourable regulatory changes in the U.S., rise of Digital Asset Treasuries (DAT), adoption of AI and tokenization of Real-World-Assets (RWA).
Bitcoin Price Annual Forecast: BTC holds long-term bullish structure heading into 2026
Bitcoin (BTC) is wrapping up 2025 as one of its most eventful years, defined by unprecedented institutional participation, major regulatory developments, and extreme price volatility.
Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday, December 30th:
This week's highlight will be the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) December meeting, in which the central bank decided to cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points and signal another rate cut in 2026.