No, I'm asking if you saw anything that would cause the program trades to jump like that. There's usually some point that they react to. I don't see one.
That's what I thought you were asking. Trading programs most likely responds to a large number of market variables, like performance relative to market indexes, trading volume, momentum, and the programmers only know what else. If the system was obvious to outside observers such as ourselves, it probably would not work for the program traders.
That's what I thought you were asking. Trading programs most likely responds to a large number of market variables, like performance relative to market indexes, trading volume, momentum, and the programmers only know what else. If the system was obvious to outside observers such as ourselves, it probably would not work for the program traders.
Program trades are mostly useful n a daily basis when there ISN'T some point where it would matter to us. They exist on the basis of reacting in milliseconds in trades of a fraction of a cent. Often, unless they can stop the practice entirely, they get to peek at other trades just before they happen in order to get leverage. But they always go awry when something happens outside of their programming. That's why many of us want to ban, or at least limit their use.
Apple is now up $3.51, realtime. Again, I don't know why. It was up over $4 earlier, and might be again.
Program trades are mostly useful n a daily basis when there ISN'T some point where it would matter to us. They exist on the basis of reacting in milliseconds in trades of a fraction of a cent. Often, unless they can stop the practice entirely, they get to peek at other trades just before they happen in order to get leverage. But they always go awry when something happens outside of their programming. That's why many of us want to ban, or at least limit their use.
Apple is now up $3.51, realtime. Again, I don't know why. It was up over $4 earlier, and might be again.
I know some program trading is about making very fast trades on fractional movements, but I believe it's also about combining numerous statistical indictors into a decision system that needs little or no human intervention. A lot of the pros trade on some of the same technical indicators but without the computer-driven buying and selling system.
AAPL is a pure momentum play at the moment, I suspect, so some of the upwards movement is pure gas.
I know some program trading is about making very fast trades on fractional movements, but I believe it's also about combining numerous statistical indictors into a decision system that needs little or no human intervention. A lot of the pros trade on some of the same technical indicators but without the computer-driven buying and selling system.
AAPL is a pure momentum play at the moment, I suspect, so some of the upwards movement is pure gas.
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No, I'm asking if you saw anything that would cause the program trades to jump like that. There's usually some point that they react to. I don't see one.
That's what I thought you were asking. Trading programs most likely responds to a large number of market variables, like performance relative to market indexes, trading volume, momentum, and the programmers only know what else. If the system was obvious to outside observers such as ourselves, it probably would not work for the program traders.
That's what I thought you were asking. Trading programs most likely responds to a large number of market variables, like performance relative to market indexes, trading volume, momentum, and the programmers only know what else. If the system was obvious to outside observers such as ourselves, it probably would not work for the program traders.
Program trades are mostly useful n a daily basis when there ISN'T some point where it would matter to us. They exist on the basis of reacting in milliseconds in trades of a fraction of a cent. Often, unless they can stop the practice entirely, they get to peek at other trades just before they happen in order to get leverage. But they always go awry when something happens outside of their programming. That's why many of us want to ban, or at least limit their use.
Apple is now up $3.51, realtime. Again, I don't know why. It was up over $4 earlier, and might be again.
Program trades are mostly useful n a daily basis when there ISN'T some point where it would matter to us. They exist on the basis of reacting in milliseconds in trades of a fraction of a cent. Often, unless they can stop the practice entirely, they get to peek at other trades just before they happen in order to get leverage. But they always go awry when something happens outside of their programming. That's why many of us want to ban, or at least limit their use.
Apple is now up $3.51, realtime. Again, I don't know why. It was up over $4 earlier, and might be again.
I know some program trading is about making very fast trades on fractional movements, but I believe it's also about combining numerous statistical indictors into a decision system that needs little or no human intervention. A lot of the pros trade on some of the same technical indicators but without the computer-driven buying and selling system.
AAPL is a pure momentum play at the moment, I suspect, so some of the upwards movement is pure gas.
I know some program trading is about making very fast trades on fractional movements, but I believe it's also about combining numerous statistical indictors into a decision system that needs little or no human intervention. A lot of the pros trade on some of the same technical indicators but without the computer-driven buying and selling system.
AAPL is a pure momentum play at the moment, I suspect, so some of the upwards movement is pure gas.
That's likely true.
Microsoft is still $275B market cap last i checked
http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3AMSFT
This explains it quite well, they are using a different methodology.
http://topnews.us/content/217911-app...t-sp-500-index