posted on Nov, 30 2011 @ 11:10 AM
reply to post by haarvik
buying & selling is only one set of Factors involved
another important factor is the volume of the trades (buy-sell) on any given day...
with that factor known, an analyst would be able to deduce just who are the buyers/sellers...
if the volume is light (say ~1 Billion) it likely is an Investors day in the DOW/NYSE/NASDAQ/AMX
if the volume exceeds say +5 billion ---then the HFT'ers, Hedge Fund & Mutual Fund managers & a whole slew of Speculters are likely trading big time
an analysis of these factors: volume and volatility... will give an analyst a clue as to which way the future market/stocks are headed and they can
advise investors & traders what the likely winners-losers will be in the immediate future.
the question you ask is like an onion....many, many layers...& some can make one cry
edit on 30-11-2011 by St Udio because: (no reason
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