Skip to content
Smarter Investing
Back Home
by InteractiveAdvisors
  • Outlook
  • Strategies
  • Sustainability
  • Reflections
  • About
  • Search
Back Home
by InteractiveAdvisors
  • Outlook
  • Strategies
  • Sustainability
  • Reflections
  • About
Outlook Strategies

How trade rumors impact algos

by Interactive Brokers Traders Insight|Published December 16, 2019

Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, discusses how trade rumors are influencing algorithms in the stock market.

With various and conflicting reports and headlines surfacing on a potential US-China trade deal, there can be impacts on natural language algos and momentum trading.

Photo Credit: Gamaliel Cabana via Flickr Creative Commons

AUTHOR

Interactive Brokers Traders Insight
Interactive Brokers Traders Insight
Interactive Brokers Traders’ Insight (IBTI) is a venue for market-related articles and commentary covering an array of asset classes and topics. All articles published on Traders’ Insight are simultaneously published directly to our trading platform (TWS).
301 posts

You may also like

Published May 17, 2023

What to do when one of your stocks gets a takeout offer

When one of your stocks gets a takeout offer, it’s natural to wonder what to do next. In the case of Ruth’s Hospitality Group, the company received a merger agreement from Darden Restaurants, which would acquire Ruth’s shares at $21.50 per share. As an investor, you need to consider the potential outcomes and make a decision based on your investment goals and risk tolerance.

Here’s why I bought Danaher – R. Freedland (DHR)
Published May 18, 2011

Here’s why I bought Danaher – R. Freedland (DHR)

Manager: Bob Freedland Models: Buy and Hold Value On May 13, 2011, I purchased shares of Danaher (NYSE: DHR) for the model. […]

The image shows a question mark next to a percentage sign
Published November 6, 2025

Markets Rise, Fed Cautious

Markets wobbled following the FOMC’s decision to cut interest rates, and Chair Powell’s comments that the Fed may not adjust rates in December.

The bonds that will restore your faith in humanity
Published October 15, 2012

The bonds that will restore your faith in humanity

A Massachusetts junk hauler finds $114,000 worth of bonds inside a huge wooden chest – and returns them to their owner. The […]

Our Newsletters

By pressing Subscribe, I understand I will receive the Smarter Investing newsletter by email from Interactive Advisors, and I can unsubscribe at any time by using the links provided in those emails. I agree to Interactive Advisors Privacy Policy on our Forms and Agreements page.

✔ Thank you for requesting to receive the Smarter Investing newsletter by email. You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided at the bottom of each newsletter or by emailing us at clientservices@interactiveadvisors.com.

✘ Subscription failed. Please check you have entered a valid e-mail address.

Recent articles

  • Wander More But Let’s Not Wonder Less
    Wander More But Let’s Not Wonder Less
    6 days ago
  • Higher Bond Yields Go Global
    Higher Bond Yields Go Global
    1 week ago
  • A Peaceful Facade Hides Structural Concerns
    A Peaceful Facade Hides Structural Concerns
    1 week ago
  • Spanning the Globe: Venezuela, Canada and Japan
    Spanning the Globe: Venezuela, Canada and Japan
    1 week ago
  • Stocks Advance; Investors’ Attention on What’s Next
    Stocks Advance; Investors’ Attention on What’s Next
    2 weeks ago
  • Ninth Annual Sustainable Investment Asset Owner Survey 2026
    Ninth Annual Sustainable Investment Asset Owner Survey 2026
    2 weeks ago
  • Emerging Markets, AI, and Index Concentration: Navigating a Different Opportunity Set
    Emerging Markets, AI, and Index Concentration: Navigating a Different Opportunity Set
    2 weeks ago
  • Treasury Yields Surge as Stocks Fall and Dollar Rises
    Treasury Yields Surge as Stocks Fall and Dollar Rises
    2 weeks ago

Post navigation

  • Previous post El-Erian’s views on the U.S. divergence
  • Back to post list
  • Next post Time for a green investing rethink?

Covestor Ltd, also known and doing business as Interactive Advisors, is an Interactive Brokers Group Company. It is an investment advisor registered with and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training nor does it imply endorsement by the SEC.

The content of the Interactive Advisors blog includes commentaries written by third-party portfolio managers, freelance writers and Interactive Advisors employees and does not necessarily represent the opinions of Interactive Advisors or any of its officers, directors, employees or staff. The content, whether or not provided by Interactive Advisors, is offered for informational purposes only, does not constitute investment advice, and is not an offer to buy or sell any security. The content of this blog is not a substitute for obtaining professional financial advice from a qualified person or firm. For additional information or questions about this blog, please contact editorial@interactiveadvisors.com.

For more information and disclosures about the Smarter Investing blog, view our legal disclosures.

© Covestor, 2026. All rights reserved

Designed with the Customizr theme