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Nanex ~ 25-Oct-2012 ~ Quintessential HFT


October 25, 2012 ushered in a new level of crazy, in the stock of Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd (symbol STP).  The charts say it all. It appears as if an algo was tricked into buying high and selling low, similar to this issue which resulted in a fine by the regulators.



See also these images the same morning.

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The mass of color are thousands and thousands of orders that were placed and canceled.

       


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