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Oh you most definitely can manipulate the market. You get enough people to follow you in an action on a stock, that stock's price changes.

Posted by: Sammy Jankis (a.k.a Jimman07) on May 08, 11:05 in response to Checked Out's post But you can't really manipulate the market - box office...

Stocks adjust after opening and then they delist.  No one can manipulate either of those.

It's the fluctuations between those 2 events that can be manipulated hardcore...

ok, new question. Where can one go to find or create call to actions??? something tells me this lopreste May 08, 10:33

in one's own mind seems to be safest! {nm} DASavage May 08, 10:35

I think the point is to disallow calls to action, to prevent market manipulation. elchan May 08, 10:38

That would be Broadway and Wall St, ever since the Buttonwood Agreement in 1792 :). {nm} fred_ott May 08, 10:38

But you can't really manipulate the market - box office receipts come in and the price adjusts. Who cares what you post? Checked Out May 08, 10:41

Sheep follow sheep and wolves that mix in can make an H$ or two. {nm} Catzan May 08, 10:47

Exactly!!! lopreste May 08, 10:48

From your posts on this subject, I don't think you have much of an idea how markets - either real world or here - actually work. {nm} RogerMore May 08, 10:52

Apparently you cant read {nm} lopreste May 08, 10:55

To be clearer, proper functioning of a market relies on there being information that can be trusted by investors. RogerMore May 08, 11:01

Very good reply, thank you. {nm} BorderLand May 08, 11:05

+1.....lots of newbs think they're the Jim Kramer of HSX w/o any understanding of this game {nm} alfpaulytd2012 May 08, 12:13

Well, but hang on a moment... forums aren't truth centers, they're just forums Checked Out May 08, 12:42

Because smart traders will invest in the stock, knowing that idiots will also be investing in it. This affects the price, so more RogerMore May 08, 13:47

once you allow one to post a call to action, you allow everyone. then this place becomes an impossible-to-read forums with islander May 08, 13:52

You're jumping the gun a bit Checked Out May 08, 14:29

There's nothing wrong with stating your opinion. Just state your reasoning when you do. {nm} RogerMore May 08, 14:34

I love unreasonable assumptions; they're my favorite kind {nm} islander May 08, 14:41

bottom line...its against the rules alfpaulytd2012 May 08, 13:58

In the long-run you cannot, but short-term is a different story. {nm} elchan May 08, 11:00

Oh you most definitely can manipulate the market. You get enough people to follow you in an action on a stock, that stock's price changes. Sammy Jankis May 08, 11:05

the best and only legit call to action is to find real breaking news about a movie, and post it here {nm} jwammo May 08, 11:35





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