From the first minute of his TEDx keynote, Joseph Plazo rewrote the audience’s understanding of modern finance. Human intuition, he explained, was dethroned by code long ago.
In true Plazo Sullivan fashion, he highlighted that the transition wasn’t about speed alone—it was about precision, risk mitigation, and emotionless execution.
1. The Death of the Trading Floor
He explained that the traditional trader—the one analyzing charts and making judgment calls—has been replaced by execution models capable of scanning millions of data points in microseconds.
The Real Reason Humans Were Removed
Algorithms don’t panic. They don’t second-guess. They execute exactly as coded.
From Simple Bots to Market-Shaping Systems
Plazo highlighted how algorithms evolved from simple automated tools into entire ecosystems capable of liquidity discovery, sentiment analysis, arbitrage, and predictive modeling.
4. Retail Traders Are Competing With Supercomputers
He warned that manual trading without understanding algorithmic behavior is like “bringing a wooden spear to a drone fight.”
The Final Truth Joseph Plazo Left Behind
As Joseph Plazo concluded, he left the crowd with a message that resonated long after the applause faded:
“Human intuition isn’t dead. But in today’s markets, intuition must be paired with algorithmic understanding—or Quantitative trading AI it will be crushed by it.”
His TEDx talk didn’t just explain the last decade of change—it armed the public with the truth behind modern trading.
And for many, it was the wake-up call they never saw coming.