Has Gox limited or disabled the bots? If so, it's a bad omen when that results in almost no volume... Another indication of how much control the bots really have.
Not to my knowledge. I guess there are simply no buy/sell signals for the bots.
What should a bot do if the market is moving sideways?
The error I'm getting with my bot is certificate verification failed. God only knows what they're up to.
Edit: Looks like data.mtgox.com is using the certificate from
www.mtgox.com. It's amateur hour (or four), guys.