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HFTs Take On European Bankrupt Penny Stocks

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HFT tentacles have spread across the ocean and are now toying with bankrupt German retailer Arcandor. The company's stock opens up 30%, then drops 30% in a span of minutes, with 30% of the market cap traded...on no news.

h/t Paolo

 

 

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Thu, 09/17/2009 - 09:34 | 72208 Mos
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CNBC: "US Exports to Europe on the Rise!"

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 09:42 | 72219 ptoemmes
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Speaking of CNBS - it not just a recovery it's a SOLID ECONOMIC recovery.

 

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Housing starts rose in August to their highest level in nine months and the number of people filing of unemployment benefits fell last week, evidence a solid economic recovery was underway.

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Thu, 09/17/2009 - 09:48 | 72224 Bearish Spirits
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Yep. Nice how they're glossing over the fact that single-family home construction was weak compared to multi-family m/o/m.  Oh, and it looks as though another upward channel is being constructed as we speak.  15 minutes after the open.  Yeah...

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 09:37 | 72213 Bearish Spirits
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So who wants to wager that we break 76 DXY today?

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 09:38 | 72214 Cognitive Dissonance
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When the rats find their hole crowded with their own feces, they find another hole to live in. Cleaning your own house is for peons.

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 09:43 | 72221 deadhead
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that is one of the better analogies that I have seen.  nicely done....

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 11:14 | 72336 RobotTrader
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No. 1 U.S. Export:  Gambling, Daytrading, Financial Engineering

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 14:18 | 72564 Anonymous
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What about jobs?

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 11:32 | 72369 Gilgamesh
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Looks like they are taking their money out of the PM juniors today in order to get in on some of this action.  Strikes me as a little odd, considering silver is up, gold is flat, market is up, and credit markets are back open to the Jrs.

 

What am I thinking...  if they don't move 10% over the course of a day, it's time to bail and find something that will.  Took me a minute to grasp it.

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 13:05 | 72475 dvsteenk
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actually there were rumors that Metro AG would be willing to take over part of Arcandor's Karstadt retail shops a few days ago. From a low of 18 cents to 76 cents, staggering volume. I don't know if flash traders are involved - but I agree the whole market is being manipulated right now, it just doesn't make sense.

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