DislikedI think you may have mis-understood.
My mentioning of marketmakers sweeps is not to imply that this is done to manipulate the markets.
Be clear, that, the function of marketmakers is to provide liquidity.
ie. providing the market at large , with a price to buy and sell , at all times, while under his watch.
To carry out this function, he would have to use the sweeps to create market movement and to create liquidity to extend the swings, seeking out price levels of least resistance.
Marketmakers do not create artificial pip moves, where-ever...Ignored
I was rereading the earlier post of fti and came across this. I think that in some sense is the market manipulation that he was talking about. Market news are everywhere in this age of information... he who has the wisdom to decern the truth from the lies would eventually prevail in the market. One example that is mentioned multiple times by fti and many in this thread is the manipulation of EU. Eur is obviously in a dire state. Even a lay person like me can tell from the debts situation. But I think that the truth is obvious manipulated by the media to create the false impression that the sun is shining bright again... we have seen the bottom... etc.
Not sure if i'm making sense here. Just sharing my 2pips worth.
Regards
Jonathan