Wash Trading
What Does Wash Trading Mean?An illegal
stock trading practice where an investor simultaneously buys and sells shares in a company through two different brokers.
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This increases the activity in the stock and gives the impression that "big news" is about to come out.
Painting The Tape
What Does Painting The Tape Mean?An illegal action by a group of market manipulators buying and/or selling a security among themselves to create artificial
trading activity, which, when reported on the ticker tape, lures in unsuspecting investors as they perceive an unusual volume.
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After causing a movement in the security, the manipulators hope to sell at a profit.
(The opposite could apply if the manipulators are attempting to drive out unsuspecting investors so that they may buy lower) cs.
Fighting The Tape
What Does Fighting The Tape Mean?The action of placing a
trade or trades that go against the ticker tape.
Investopedia explains Fighting The TapeSomeone who is
buying stocks while the overall market is falling is said to be fighting the tape. Many traders say that fighting the tape is a cardinal sin.
Countertrend Strategy
What Does Countertrend Strategy Mean?A
trading strategy where an investor attempts to make small gains through a series of trades against the current trend. It is also known as "counter-trend trading".
Investopedia explains Countertrend StrategyContrarian investors perform counter-trend trading strategies - purchasing shares when prices are low and selling when they're high. The
investor receives smaller gains since the full market swing is not recognized.
Many counter-trend investors use momentum indicators to determine the best times to execute their trades.