GBP???

Oct 06, 2016 at 23:18
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Membre depuis Jan 12, 2014   posts 121
Oct 06, 2016 at 23:18
What just happened?
News?
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Membre depuis Jun 14, 2013   posts 130
Oct 07, 2016 at 00:14
Comment by French president Hollande:

'Britain must suffer the consequences of leaving the EU to avoid EU existential crisis' (According to John Kicklighter, DailyFX)

This triggered an HFT Flash Crash on thin liquidity during Asian markets.


Think the market should retrace to levels before the drop.
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Membre depuis Jan 12, 2014   posts 121
Oct 07, 2016 at 00:15
Thanks for the info. I agree, it should most likely retrace. EU is done anyway. Just a matter of time.
You've gotta be in it to win it.
Membre depuis Sep 20, 2014   posts 365
Oct 07, 2016 at 05:01
Now we wait for the deluge of complaints from the managed accounts that failed.

Everyone wants to share the profit, no one wants to share the losses.
Membre depuis Jul 25, 2016   posts 237
Oct 07, 2016 at 06:22
theHand posted:
Now we wait for the deluge of complaints from the managed accounts that failed.

Everyone wants to share the profit, no one wants to share the losses.

 Very well said. I sure have not seen anyone who has made even 600 pips from that drop of GBP/JPY but I sure have seen many margin calls. They made the spread like 550 pips. so trust me the spread alone would of closed the sellers, as they need to get out on the ASK price which remained near where it dropped! That is how the market can hit brokers hard or the brokers who bet against their clients can get manipulated very easily!
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Membre depuis Mar 17, 2014   posts 2
Oct 07, 2016 at 08:00
Great Q... guess we'll find out in a bit
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Membre depuis Sep 12, 2015   posts 1948
Oct 07, 2016 at 08:01
Wow what a move on Eur/Gbp if that was a mistake it should pull back down to 88 levels again,saying that traders act foolish after times like this,wouldn't surprise me if it shot back up.Anyway I think HFT on thin liquidity,there was chat during the week of a huge short position on Gbp.
"They mistook leverage with genius".
Membre depuis Dec 18, 2012   posts 9
Oct 07, 2016 at 08:01
:) unreal fall around 1000 pips for a two minutes

Membre depuis Mar 17, 2014   posts 2
Oct 07, 2016 at 08:01
They obviously needed to get some lower positions; so do it before the Asian session when it's cheaper to do so- watch it go up from here....
Greed kills brain cells
Membre depuis Mar 21, 2012   posts 1
Oct 07, 2016 at 08:02
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-06/pound-plunges-6-1-percent-in-biggest-drop-since-brexit-result
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Membre depuis Dec 16, 2011   posts 297
Oct 07, 2016 at 08:02
flash crash / Sterling is Cheap right now .
Membre depuis Oct 02, 2015   posts 1
Oct 07, 2016 at 08:04
I had 4 open positions to the short side that saw my account grow 40% just on the move !!😄
Membre depuis Sep 12, 2015   posts 1948
Oct 07, 2016 at 08:08
I was drinking whiskey celebrating at the time, my gfs 10k profit on oil.
"They mistook leverage with genius".
Membre depuis Jul 25, 2016   posts 237
Oct 07, 2016 at 08:21
snapdragon1970 posted:
I was drinking whiskey celebrating at the time, my gfs 10k profit on oil.
Why would you bother typing it if you have no proof of it?
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Membre depuis Sep 12, 2015   posts 1948
Oct 07, 2016 at 08:26
ill take a screen snap shot later,just for you,whats even more amazing she did it with a small account,no experience ,just got some pointers from me,but I don't trade oil.
"They mistook leverage with genius".
Membre depuis May 11, 2011   posts 235
Oct 07, 2016 at 10:18
snapdragon1970 posted:
I was drinking whiskey celebrating at the time, my gfs 10k profit on oil.

Congratz to her! Well done.

I'm also not a fan of black gold (too manipulated by OPEC), more a gold & silver fanatic 😁
For every loss there should be at least an equal and opposite profit.
Membre depuis Dec 11, 2015   posts 1487
Oct 07, 2016 at 10:31
Does anyone know why this actually happened?
Membre depuis Dec 18, 2012   posts 9
Oct 07, 2016 at 10:32
:) someone drink whiskey others will jump from 8th floor :) this flash crash kill a lot of traders accounts
Membre depuis May 11, 2011   posts 235
Oct 07, 2016 at 10:47
mlawson71 posted:
Does anyone know why this actually happened?

Pure speculation everywhere.

1. Asia scare on news of possible hard Brexit.
2. Algorithmic trading going haywire on low volumes.
3. Gold finger tycoon (a George Soros of Asia type event)
4. Nigel Farage had a nightmare (not really, but may as well throw it in)

Seems nobody knows, or will ever know exact reason, and every definitive answer is a variation of speculation noise.
For every loss there should be at least an equal and opposite profit.
Membre depuis Sep 12, 2015   posts 1948
Oct 07, 2016 at 10:56 (édité Oct 07, 2016 at 11:04)
xgavinc posted:
snapdragon1970 posted:
I was drinking whiskey celebrating at the time, my gfs 10k profit on oil.

Congratz to her! Well done.

I'm also not a fan of black gold (too manipulated by OPEC), more a gold & silver fanatic 😁
Thanks !Yeah that's why I don't trade it.Traded Gold a few times below 1200 otherwise FX.
"They mistook leverage with genius".
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