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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6
The stock market tumbled on Monday based on news from Japan and a lower than expected jobs report. The latter I thought would be a plus so the Fed could lower interest rates on a cooling economy. There is a ton of money waiting to be spent when interest rates come down to a more reasonable rate.
But whatever the cause, given the software sophistication employed today, how easy would it be for one big player to see the cause and amplify the trend? Others would join in and all of sudden there's a huge market drop. Those with money to burn and having a proper longterm outlook would go on a buying spree creating even more wealth.
Possible? Doable? Science fiction? What do you think?
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Read "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis. Retail investors have been getting screwed by institutions for long, long time....another reason why active trading for the average Joe is a losing proposition.
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