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Post by wildpig on Feb 18, 2015 20:40:46 GMT -5
that's called algorithmic trding- it is in fact-- not real. it is legal.it is a widely accepted practice. much effort was made in last 5 yrs to attempt to determine what percentage of trades are algorithmic-- no one would really say. "experts" and I subscribe to this theory THINK AS MUCH AS 80-85% of all gross trades are algorithmic-- I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE after actively trading for the last 25 yrs and watching tickers, bid/ask windows. etc....
soooooooooo -- if I am correct--and I am-- one can literally discard 8 out of every 10 transactions floating by. MAKES YOU TAKE A WHOLE NEW VIEW OF TRADING ON THE STOCK MARKET HUH?
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Post by jpg on Feb 18, 2015 20:57:40 GMT -5
that's called algorithmic trding- it is in fact-- not real. it is legal.it is a widely accepted practice. much effort was made in last 5 yrs to attempt to determine what percentage of trades are algorithmic-- no one would really say. "experts" and I subscribe to this theory THINK AS MUCH AS 80-85% of all gross trades are algorithmic-- I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE after actively trading for the last 25 yrs and watching tickers, bid/ask windows. etc....
soooooooooo -- if I am correct--and I am-- one can literally discard 8 out of every 10 transactions floating by. MAKES YOU TAKE A WHOLE NEW VIEW OF TRADING ON THE STOCK MARKET HUH? Yes agree with the big picture view of the volume and the back and forth trading of 'recycled shares' that barely really exist (and actually might not even exist as settlement is done in a way which makes it possible to trade fathom shares all day). That last buy today wasn't such an algo trade though. It seemed perfectly designed to overpay and hurt someone who wanted the opposite result as what happened at the close.
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Post by BD on Feb 18, 2015 21:05:42 GMT -5
It's a jungle out there. Read Flash Boys and weep... all the turbulence is likely scaring many retail traders away. While it hasn't scared me away, it has sure made my life more miserable because of the crazy-a$$ volatility. But it's not necessarily all bad news. Ultimately a stock's intrinsic value still makes a difference... so those who can maintain their convictions about a stock long enough to "ride the bucking bronco" of HFT influence can possibly be left standing after the PPS convulses itself up into long-term fair value. Or else, ride the exaggerated trends (or do both, maintaining both long-term and trading positions)... I've always believed that we small retail investors have at least one major advantage over the whales, and that's the freedom to trade in and out of entire positions without attracting much attention, most of the time. In theory, we ought to be able to clean up in our IRA accounts by trading like crazy. (In reality, my own IRAs have gotten beat up the worst because I chose to invest Buffet-style at exactly the wrong time, lol. But I'm coming back to my senses...)
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Post by dreamboatcruise on Feb 18, 2015 21:29:12 GMT -5
I chose to invest Buffet-style Given that CEOs of companies are never going to take my phone calls, it is a bit hard for me to invest like Buffet
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Post by dallasfan on Feb 18, 2015 22:00:24 GMT -5
If the cafe pharma board is to be believed, the trx picked up quite a bit this week.
Some of the institutions made it expensive to short. The same companies may be seeing a short squeeze coming. Margin calls probably pending....Will be interesting to watch.
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Post by jpg on Feb 18, 2015 22:21:31 GMT -5
If the cafe pharma board is to be believed, the trx picked up quite a bit this week. Some of the institutions made it expensive to short. The same companies may be seeing a short squeeze coming. Margin calls probably pending....Will be interesting to watch. Cafe pharma is pure fiction. Nothing more nothing less. YMB has much more credibility as far as I am concerned. You don't even need to log in for Cafe Pharma.
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Post by saxcmann on Feb 19, 2015 0:46:20 GMT -5
Something is brewing...
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Post by babaoriley on Feb 19, 2015 2:30:41 GMT -5
Saw the jump, saw the volume, both good, as to why, I got nuttin!
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