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Equity Up Drafts and Down Drafts, Chart Explanation

Publication Date: November 29, 2010

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The charts presented in this report show trading activity in 250ms increments. Time is is shown on the X-axis both on the top and bottom of the chart. Price is shown on the Y-axis on the left and right of the chart.

Each trade is represented by a colored dot, the color designating the exchange the trade was reported from. The legend for the exchanges by number is:

1) Nasdaq
2) Nasdaq Alternative Display Facility
3) New York Stock Exchange
4) American Stock Exchange
5) Chicago Board Options Exchange
6) International Securities Exchange
7) NYSE Arca
8) National Stock Exchange (Cincinnati)
9) Philidelphia Exchange
11) Boston
17) Chicago Stock Exchange
57) Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility
59) NYSE Trade Reporting Facility
60) BATS Trading
64) Direct Edge
65) Direct Edge X

The dots in the actual price chart are sized according to the size of the trade.
The dots in the exchange legend are sized according to the frequency of their appearance on the chart.


Within each chart in the upper left is a black box with white text. The lines of text represent:

1) Exg: Symbol
2) Date
3) Number of sequential up or down ticks and price change.
4) Duration and price change percentage.







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Publication Date: November 29, 2010
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