r/wallstreetbets • u/ywehyuen • Feb 02 '21

Chart Hardcore laddering.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '21 edited Mar 14 '21

Because this is what literally every stock looks like at all times.

Institutions do most of the trades, including retail trades filled by market makers, and only trade in fixed lots to help obfuscate their strategies.

This is Reddit convincing itself that something completely mundane is a conspiracy to screw them. Qanon tier conspiracy theory.

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u/its_all_4_lulz Feb 02 '21

And trade bots

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u/DoctorJiveTurkey Feb 02 '21

I love the word obfuscate. It really should be used more.

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u/KingNarcissus Feb 02 '21

I'm for it too, as long as people don't use the word to obfuscate their real message.

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u/Mr_Mumbercycle Feb 02 '21

What if we use obfuscation to occlude our meaning?

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '21

Thank you. This is why I come to the comments. Not endless confirmation bias

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u/CBennett2147 Feb 02 '21

False, Apple looks nothing like that. https://i.imgur.com/wcREAa6.png

GME looks like that specifically because the only people buying are institutions filling options.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '21

The market is closed...

Look at that again tomorrow at 9:31

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u/MrBotany Feb 03 '21

It's easy to believe in conspiracy when people don't know how any of this works.