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Nanex ~ 27-Aug-2013 ~ 10,000 Fake Orders and Liquidity Evaporation

1. September 2013 eMini (ES) Depth of Book (how to read).
Two (unrelated?) events caught in one image. First, orders to buy about 10,000 eMinis chased the market higher, then suddenly disappeared without executing. This reminded us of the CFTC - Panther fine.  Second, and unusually severe evaporation of orders before the 10 AM (EDT) release of the Consumer Confidence number. The market didn't react, but if it had, prices would have moved substantially.



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