Chart stuff!Trading today ... the bot was feeding (selling) at...

Chart stuff!

Trading today ... the bot was feeding (selling) at 19c and buying mid-point at 18.75, so every share it picked up at 18.75 it was making 0.25c allowing it to short more. As long as it controlled the buying at 18.75, very few sellers got through to 18.5c.

Here's todays 5 minute chart to illustrate.


Essentially ... if you wanted some today, you paid 19c, you wanted to sell - you generally got 18.75c. (From the hidden mid-point 18.75c buy order)

It's hard to tell how many shorts the bot created as you have to know how many it sold at 19c then assume most the 18.75's were it covering, mid-point.

So ... if I add up (by eyeball) the 19c SELLs on the Cboe and the 18.75c BUYs on the ASX (very few 18.75 sells on Cboe) perhaps the difference are the shorts today.

Roughly 1,186,000 sells @19 on Cboe, and 513,000 buys @18.75 on the ASX.

If this is somewhere near it ... the bot shorted an extra 673k today and made (513,000 times 0.25c ) $1,280 on the 1,186,000 it sold at 19c and covered at 18.75c.

(If there were 200k genuine retail shares sold @19c today the short figure reduces to 473k.)

Or somewhere near that - perhaps.

But in essence - that's how the shorting bot is operating - it's just so hard to know what the exact details are AND there might be more than one bot working anyway.

Let's see what todays' shorts were tomorrow ... perhaps around 400-470k might be a good guess.

Cboe

	3:47:38 pm	3:47:38 pm	18.75	155	0.25	$29	1
1	3:43:48 pm	3:47:38 pm	19	46,347	0.25	$8,805	14
2	3:42:07 pm	3:42:07 pm	18.75	8,348	0.25	$1,565	1
3	3:29:07 pm	3:42:00 pm	19	93,000	0.25	$17,670	8
4	3:26:43 pm	3:26:43 pm	18.75	10,000	0.25	$1,875	1
5	12:56:46 pm	3:21:20 pm	19	246,375	0.25	$46,811	30
6	12:45:13 pm	12:45:13 pm	18.75	2,222	0.25	$416	1
7	12:37:07 pm	12:37:07 pm	19	20,000	0.25	$3,800	2
8	12:30:20 pm	12:30:20 pm	18.75	600	0.25	$112	1
9	12:08:12 pm	12:26:51 pm	19	11,842	0.25	$2,249	3
10	11:44:40 am	11:58:29 am	18.75	62,126	0.25	$11,648	4
11	10:56:13 am	11:44:39 am	19	405,473	0.25	$77,039	16
12	10:47:08 am	10:47:08 am	18.75	2,000	0.25	$375	1
13	10:15:15 am	10:43:11 am	19	60,484	0.25	$11,491	6
14	10:04:23 am	10:14:47 am	18.75	13,000	0.25	$2,437	2
15	10:01:15 am	10:04:17 am	19	351,249		$66,737	9

ASX

	3:58:42 pm	4:10:49 pm	19	96,167	0.25	$18,271	51
1	3:58:19 pm	3:58:19 pm	18.75	1,835	0.25	$344	1
2	3:57:33 pm	3:58:16 pm	19	1,067	0.25	$202	5
3	3:57:26 pm	3:57:27 pm	18.75	2,836	0.25	$531	2
4	3:49:08 pm	3:57:26 pm	19	50,541	0.25	$9,602	12
5	3:47:38 pm	3:48:24 pm	18.75	12,338	0.25	$2,313	6
6	3:47:02 pm	3:47:38 pm	19	274,884	0.25	$52,227	41
7	3:47:02 pm	3:47:02 pm	19.25	411	0.25	$79	1
8	3:46:19 pm	3:47:02 pm	19	67,361	0.25	$12,798	13
9	3:46:16 pm	3:46:16 pm	18.75	954	0.25	$178	2
10	3:43:48 pm	3:45:45 pm	19	5,578	0.25	$1,059	7
11	3:43:06 pm	3:43:06 pm	18.75	1,211	0.25	$227	1
12	3:43:03 pm	3:43:03 pm	19	31,517	0.25	$5,988	5
13	3:42:07 pm	3:42:20 pm	18.75	19,394	0.25	$3,636	2
14	3:42:07 pm	3:42:07 pm	19	200,033	0.25	$38,006	13
15	3:42:00 pm	3:42:00 pm	18.75	3,833	0.25	$718	1
16	3:32:13 pm	3:40:56 pm	19	1,692	0.25	$321	7
17	3:29:07 pm	3:29:16 pm	18.75	2,357	0.25	$441	2
18	3:28:54 pm	3:28:54 pm	19	7	0.25	$1	1
19	3:26:07 pm	3:26:43 pm	18.75	9,402	0.25	$1,762	5
20	3:22:09 pm	3:26:07 pm	19	100,024	0.25	$19,004	16
21	3:21:21 pm	3:21:52 pm	18.75	8,918	0.25	$1,672	2
22	3:11:21 pm	3:21:00 pm	19	1,326	0.25	$251	5
23	3:10:46 pm	3:10:46 pm	18.75	1	0.25	$0	1
24	3:10:46 pm	3:10:46 pm	19	2,120	0.25	$402	1
25	3:08:16 pm	3:08:40 pm	18.75	62,271	0.25	$11,675	6
26	3:04:00 pm	3:07:55 pm	19	302	0.25	$57	3
27	3:03:42 pm	3:03:42 pm	18.75	735	0.25	$137	2
28	3:03:37 pm	3:03:42 pm	19	11,290	0.25	$2,145	4
29	3:00:59 pm	3:00:59 pm	18.75	193	0.25	$36	1
30	2:59:01 pm	3:00:59 pm	19	320	0.25	$60	2
31	2:58:29 pm	2:58:35 pm	18.75	1,452	0.25	$272	2
32	2:58:22 pm	2:58:22 pm	19	179	0.25	$34	1
33	2:58:03 pm	2:58:03 pm	18.75	1,139	0.25	$213	1
34	2:44:05 pm	2:58:03 pm	19	18,353	0.25	$3,487	8
35	2:42:02 pm	2:42:02 pm	18.75	230	0.25	$43	1
36	2:39:12 pm	2:40:42 pm	19	185	0.25	$35	2
37	2:38:53 pm	2:38:53 pm	18.75	197	0.25	$36	1
38	2:31:19 pm	2:37:38 pm	19	529	0.25	$100	5
39	2:27:55 pm	2:27:55 pm	18.75	1	0.25	$0	1
40	2:21:44 pm	2:27:55 pm	19	1,957	0.25	$371	7
41	2:18:55 pm	2:20:01 pm	18.75	5,351	0.25	$1,003	5
42	2:17:13 pm	2:17:13 pm	19	3	0.25	$0	1
43	2:15:09 pm	2:15:36 pm	18.75	121	0.25	$22	2
44	2:14:19 pm	2:14:19 pm	19	3	0.25	$0	1
45	2:12:44 pm	2:12:44 pm	18.75	2,483	0.25	$465	2
46	2:12:14 pm	2:12:25 pm	19	286	0.25	$54	2
47	2:12:06 pm	2:12:07 pm	18.75	3,815	0.25	$715	3
48	2:11:51 pm	2:11:51 pm	19	200	0.25	$38	1
49	2:09:27 pm	2:10:58 pm	18.75	5		$0	2
50	2:04:17 pm	2:09:22 pm	19	557	0.25	$105	5
51	2:01:29 pm	2:01:51 pm	18.75	1,627	0.25	$305	3
52	2:01:04 pm	2:01:04 pm	19	4	0.25	$0	1
53	2:01:03 pm	2:01:03 pm	18.75	4	0.25	$0	1
54	1:58:27 pm	2:01:03 pm	19	10,715	0.25	$2,035	5
55	1:58:08 pm	1:58:09 pm	18.75	732	0.25	$137	3
56	1:56:16 pm	1:58:08 pm	19	12,656	0.25	$2,404	3
57	1:54:20 pm	1:54:20 pm	18.75	1,168	0.25	$219	1
58	1:53:56 pm	1:53:56 pm	19	7	0.25	$1	1
59	1:52:25 pm	1:53:26 pm	18.75	1,447	0.25	$271	4
60	1:44:03 pm	1:52:25 pm	19	804	0.25	$152	8
61	1:42:25 pm	1:42:55 pm	18.75	791	0.25	$148	3
62	1:41:39 pm	1:42:25 pm	19	3,184	0.25	$604	2
63	1:23:14 pm	1:29:22 pm	18.75	1,047	0.25	$196	4
64	1:23:13 pm	1:23:13 pm	18.5	5,581	0.25	$1,032	1
65	1:17:07 pm	1:18:42 pm	18.75	1,195	0.25	$224	3
66	1:16:15 pm	1:16:15 pm	19	5	0.25	$0	1
67	1:16:06 pm	1:16:06 pm	18.75	2	0.25	$0	1
68	1:14:11 pm	1:16:06 pm	19	6,112	0.25	$1,161	4
69	1:12:26 pm	1:12:26 pm	18.75	1	0.25	$0	1
70	1:12:15 pm	1:12:15 pm	19	202	0.25	$38	1
71	1:12:01 pm	1:12:01 pm	18.75	219	0.25	$41	1
72	1:06:16 pm	1:08:45 pm	19	1,557	0.25	$295	5
73	1:05:06 pm	1:05:35 pm	18.75	2,153	0.25	$403	4
74	1:05:06 pm	1:05:06 pm	19	20,000	0.25	$3,800	3
75	1:03:41 pm	1:03:41 pm	18.75	227	0.25	$42	1
76	1:01:45 pm	1:01:45 pm	19	201	0.25	$38	1
77	12:58:44 pm	12:58:44 pm	18.75	637	0.25	$119	1
78	12:57:44 pm	12:58:44 pm	19	674	0.25	$128	2
79	12:56:46 pm	12:57:02 pm	18.75	986	0.25	$184	2
80	12:54:30 pm	12:56:03 pm	19	2,162	0.25	$410	4
81	12:53:09 pm	12:54:24 pm	18.75	866	0.25	$162	2
82	12:51:46 pm	12:52:42 pm	19	1,059	0.25	$201	3
83	12:50:51 pm	12:50:51 pm	18.75	1,078	0.25	$202	1
84	12:45:21 pm	12:50:51 pm	19	15,540	0.25	$2,952	8
85	12:41:36 pm	12:44:18 pm	18.75	1,399	0.25	$262	3
86	12:40:46 pm	12:41:21 pm	19	30,427	0.25	$5,781	4
87	12:39:38 pm	12:39:38 pm	18.75	198	0.25	$37	1
88	12:38:00 pm	12:39:13 pm	19	224	0.25	$42	2
89	12:37:05 pm	12:37:30 pm	18.75	893	0.25	$167	2
90	12:33:18 pm	12:35:55 pm	19	956	0.25	$181	3
91	12:30:16 pm	12:30:16 pm	18.75	1,111	0.25	$208	2
92	12:22:45 pm	12:29:34 pm	19	24,711	0.25	$4,695	9
93	12:20:17 pm	12:21:08 pm	18.75	2,342	0.25	$439	2
94	12:20:15 pm	12:20:15 pm	19	60,000	0.25	$11,400	4
95	12:17:06 pm	12:18:36 pm	18.75	203	0.25	$38	2
96	12:16:59 pm	12:16:59 pm	19	200	0.25	$38	1
97	12:15:53 pm	12:15:53 pm	18.75	211	0.25	$39	1
98	12:15:38 pm	12:15:38 pm	18.5	4,000	0.5	$740	3
99	12:13:28 pm	12:13:44 pm	19	859		$163	2
100	12:12:28 pm	12:12:28 pm	18.75	119	0.25	$22	1
101	12:03:39 pm	12:11:32 pm	19	2,519	0.25	$478	7
102	11:57:05 am	11:59:49 am	18.75	2,926	0.25	$548	3
103	11:53:48 am	11:56:52 am	19	30,073	0.25	$5,713	5
104	11:53:47 am	11:53:47 am	18.75	44,200	0.25	$8,287	1
105	11:46:30 am	11:51:11 am	19	398	0.25	$75	2
106	11:44:40 am	11:45:40 am	18.75	21,825	0.25	$4,092	3
107	11:35:04 am	11:42:50 am	19	599	0.25	$113	3
108	11:33:19 am	11:33:19 am	18.75	218	0.25	$40	1
109	11:30:25 am	11:30:25 am	19	84	0.25	$15	1
110	11:25:36 am	11:29:23 am	18.75	83,409	0.25	$15,639	17
111	11:18:14 am	11:24:17 am	19	2,062	0.25	$391	6
112	11:16:10 am	11:16:10 am	18.75	192	0.25	$36	1
113	11:10:43 am	11:14:50 am	19	869	0.25	$165	4
114	11:07:00 am	11:09:43 am	18.75	422	0.25	$79	2
115	11:06:45 am	11:06:45 am	19	199	0.25	$37	1
116	11:06:32 am	11:06:32 am	18.75	1,060	0.25	$198	1
117	11:03:10 am	11:06:24 am	19	34,723	0.25	$6,597	6
118	11:01:40 am	11:01:50 am	18.75	618	0.25	$115	2
119	10:59:48 am	11:01:04 am	19	468	0.25	$88	2
120	10:56:33 am	10:58:46 am	18.75	1,059	0.25	$198	2
121	10:55:50 am	10:56:20 am	19	7,820	0.25	$1,485	3
122	10:52:28 am	10:52:28 am	18.75	865	0.25	$162	1
123	10:52:05 am	10:52:05 am	19	202	0.5	$38	1
124	10:51:54 am	10:51:54 am	18.5	3,524	0.5	$651	2
125	10:51:53 am	10:51:53 am	19	20,000	0.25	$3,800	1
126	10:48:22 am	10:50:02 am	18.75	3,930	0.25	$736	2
127	10:48:22 am	10:48:22 am	18.5	818	0.25	$151	1
128	10:48:22 am	10:48:22 am	18.75	374	0.25	$70	1
129	10:42:46 am	10:47:26 am	19	5,460	0.25	$1,037	2
130	10:42:35 am	10:42:35 am	18.75	1	0.25	$0	1
131	10:42:35 am	10:42:35 am	19	201	0.25	$38	1
132	10:38:20 am	10:41:14 am	18.75	27,447	0.25	$5,146	5
133	10:38:16 am	10:38:20 am	19	13,200	0.25	$2,508	2
134	10:34:05 am	10:34:26 am	18.75	395	0.25	$74	2
135	10:33:40 am	10:33:40 am	19	200	0.25	$38	1
136	10:33:00 am	10:33:00 am	18.75	1	0.25	$0	1
137	10:33:00 am	10:33:00 am	19	2,000	0.25	$380	1
138	10:30:25 am	10:30:25 am	18.75	942	0.25	$176	1
139	10:29:59 am	10:29:59 am	19	2,700	0.25	$513	1
140	10:29:28 am	10:29:28 am	18.75	2	0.25	$0	1
141	10:24:50 am	10:29:23 am	19	652	0.25	$123	3
142	10:22:56 am	10:22:56 am	18.75	1,557	0.25	$291	2
143	10:22:48 am	10:22:48 am	19	206	0.25	$39	1
144	10:22:40 am	10:22:40 am	18.75	4	0.25	$0	1
145	10:22:40 am	10:22:40 am	19	50,000	0.25	$9,500	1
146	10:20:39 am	10:21:55 am	18.75	1,639	0.25	$307	3
147	10:20:38 am	10:20:39 am	19	50,205	0.25	$9,538	2
148	10:19:04 am	10:19:04 am	18.75	50,005	0.25	$9,375	2
149	10:18:55 am	10:18:55 am	19	203		$38	1
150	10:17:24 am	10:17:43 am	18.75	4,050	0.25	$759	2
151	10:17:24 am	10:17:24 am	19	200	0.25	$38	1
152	10:16:43 am	10:16:43 am	18.75	10,432	0.25	$1,956	1
153	10:15:54 am	10:15:54 am	19	202	0.25	$38	1
154	10:14:27 am	10:15:29 am	18.75	28,449	0.25	$5,334	3
155	10:14:14 am	10:14:14 am	19	238	0.25	$45	1
156	10:13:10 am	10:14:10 am	18.75	6,054	0.25	$1,135	2
157	10:12:03 am	10:12:03 am	19	204	0.25	$38	1
158	10:11:25 am	10:11:25 am	18.75	9,000	0.25	$1,687	1
159	10:01:18 am	10:10:20 am	19	4,690	0.25	$891	2
160	10:01:15 am	10:01:15 am	18.75	27,940	0.25	$5,238	2
161	10:00:12 am	10:01:15 am	19	494,468	0.5	$93,948	17
162	10:00:11 am	10:00:11 am	19.5	78,560		$15,319	24