IN the modern world of investing, super computers and super secretive algorithms are employed to determine investment choices. Hedge funds have employed such machines and maths, along with eminently qualified staff a lot of universities would yearn for, to get an edge in today's world.
For some, that might be just too much science for the art of buying low and selling high. Technical chartists would say history is a yardstick for the future; fundamental investors will say, just look at how companies are performing to see if there is any real and tangible opportunity to make a buck.