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Re: max57 post# 998

Friday, 06/10/2005 1:10:19 PM

Friday, June 10, 2005 1:10:19 PM

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max57
The post was to bring out something that has occured on the OTC:BB, once MMs see's they can make money on a stock that catches the retail trading eye.

My point was a warning of what can happen, not will! I have seen it many times. The MMs will take control of a stock that trades large numbers of shares daily, because it produces a continuious stream of fees. "business rev's" once they see retail traders get hooked on the stock.

Once that happens you can expect a series of mini runs on a long slow walk down trend. The mini runs, keeps the expectation of just one more major run coming, as the company continue to do well. The retail traders keep hanging on and on and on, as the MMs make more and more money and accumulate more and more share as the retail traders trickle out.

Once the ave trading volume reaches a point where the MMs aren't making enough fees they move on, and let it trade as it should.

This is common on the OTC:BB and many inexperiance penny player get caught in this trap, of a love afair very often. They just won't give up on their favorate COMPANY, which continues to execute it's business plan, without the same happening to the STOCKS PPs.

The chart was to answer a question, not compair the companies (stocks).

Just happens I have played this in GTEL now GTE and watched it happen.

Note: Dec 2004 where ave volumes fell to only 2 - 3 million shares traded per day. The MMs had accumulated so many shares and the retail traders had given up completely.

Bang company execution again became the driving force it the STOCK, not the MMs !!! You can win with stocks in this situation by only swinging the MM mini runs and not holding a long position which looses value over the long run!

So love the company and trade the stock. I wouldn't hold a long lump if I see the walk down start! That's all. A heads up to some who haven't seen this before. I'm not saying I see this for TNOG right now! But everyone should watch!