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Hunting for Stop Hunts

  • #1
  • First Post: Aug 7, 2009 3:41am Aug 7, 2009 3:41am
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  • #2
  • Aug 7, 2009 5:20am Aug 7, 2009 5:20am
Is there a story to go with this?
  • #3
  • Aug 7, 2009 5:27am Aug 7, 2009 5:27am
No, just your opinion. Do you think stop hunting exists?

Because I think it's a bull's shit!
  • #4
  • Aug 7, 2009 5:32am Aug 7, 2009 5:32am
Quoting T.E.Lawrence
No, just your opinion. Do you think stop hunting exists?

Because I think it's a bull's shit!



I guess it depends on who it's claimed is doing the hunting.

If it's the market then sure it exists, trading is a game of strategy.

Is it foul play? I don't think so, stops are fair game, I wish I had enough money to hunt a few
  • #5
  • Aug 7, 2009 5:39am Aug 7, 2009 5:39am
Define stop hunt.

If you're talking about individual brokers running your stops away from the market then no, I don't believe it either. It's just an excuse by incompetent traders for their 'inexplicable' losses. But if you're talking about banks clearing out clusters of orders on their books - the old wash and rinse, then yes I believe it does. Perhaps to a lesser extent in the forex market, but the market is still an exchange of money from those who don't know, to those who do. If your stops are in the same place as the rest of the amateurs, then the chances are the professionals are going to drive the market to that very spot.
  • #6
  • Aug 7, 2009 5:42am Aug 7, 2009 5:42am
Quoting pipmutt
I guess it depends on who it's claimed is doing the hunting.

If it's the market then sure it exists, trading is a game of strategy.

Is it foul play? I don't think so, stops are fair game, I wish I had enough money to hunt a few
you're wicked......


anyway, some folks claim that _brokers do that stuff, and other institiutional traders as well 'cause they're evil


P.S.

I'm curious because I've found this article:

http://www.investopedia.com/articles...topHunting.asp

Just wondering how true is this.
  • #7
  • Aug 7, 2009 6:27am Aug 7, 2009 6:27am
Quoting T.E.Lawrence
you're wicked......


anyway, some folks claim that _brokers do that stuff, and other institiutional traders as well 'cause they're evil


P.S.

I'm curious because I've found this article:

http://www.investopedia.com/articles...topHunting.asp

Just wondering how true is this.

Yeah, I think birdt explained it to you, did you read his post?

Stop hunting isn't evil, it's a strategic tactic of the game.
  • #8
  • Last Post: Aug 7, 2009 6:39am Aug 7, 2009 6:39am
Quoting T.E.Lawrence
No, just your opinion. Do you think stop hunting exists?

Because I think it's a bull's shit!
Are you serious? Of course it exits. Especially with forex (that's one reason why breakouts tend to work so well with this market).

edit: few of the systems I use are based on stop hunting btw.
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