Re Bots, I have downloaded the transactions for most days trading from 21/1/10 to 12/2/10 - a total of 10.089 transactions.
Below are the transaction sizes sorted in decreasing number of transactions.
I was trying to see whether there was any pattern and if so whether it would help provide an understanding of how the bots work.
The immediate pattern is the preponderance of Prime Numbers. I suspect that this enables the Bot overseer to identify their particular trades.
I would suggest that there is at least one Bot I would call the "Prime Number" Bot.
That is his signature - does anyone know who he is?
There may be other BOTs operating - eg 154, 210, 287 occur commonly. Does he use 1 identifier when selling down and another when ramping up??
I think the "Prime Number" bot has been primarily sell short to push the price down , then buy around $2-03, then reverse the approach to buy and push the price up by small transactions then once reached $2-08 or $2-10 depending on the number of other sellers - then sell the same day for a profit.
I aso think that they load up the sell or buy side to suit their purposes,
Interesting, Any comments??
Regards Kangaroo1
Count of Volume Volume Total Prime (no of Trans- Numbers (P) shares) actions 153 247 383 181 p 1000 181 5000 161 191 116 p 10000 89 1 88 5 79 p 0 73 154 72 10 71 2000 71 210 62 2 60 p 6 56 11 54 p 9 53 17 53 p 193 53 p 8 50 2500 49 3000 48 287 47 7 46 p 38 46 92 46 4 45 46 44 100 44 958 43 96 42 114 40 3 38 p 229 37 p 91 36 27 35 47 35 p 500 35 13 34 p 21 33 23 33 p 12 32 14 32 19 32 p 93 31 94 31 192 31 39 30 22 29 50 29 89 29 p 90 28 111 28 28 27 98 27 15 26 29 26 p 40 26 26 25 44 25 16 24 45 24 48 24 57 24 288 24 385 24 460 24 1500 23 18 22 43 22 p 52 22 123 22 4000 22 51 21 76 21 88 21 298 21 400 21 33 20 30 19 31 19 p
BTA Price at posting:
$2.04 Sentiment: Hold Disclosure: Held
