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Re: DojiMan post# 19191

Wednesday, 06/22/2011 6:51:29 PM

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:51:29 PM

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twice as many shares are bought than sold.



This is a classic misunderstanding by a large portion of the investing community. How can there be twice as many shares BOUGHT as SOLD? Every time someone sells a share, they sell it TO SOMEONE. It is a MARKET where sellers and buyers trade goods (in this case shares) to each other.

Simply Put: EVERY SHARE SOLD EQUALS A SHARE PURCHASED. Even if you want to bring the market maker theory into it, still, FOR EVERY SHARE SOLD, ONE IS PURCHASED. PERIOD.