I pay almost no attention anymore to things like bid/ask sizes, Level II, etc. I can't even recall the last time I looked at a Level II lineup before buying/selling a stock. Sometimes I feel like I must be one of the few people on IHUB who doesn't watch/utilize that kind of information. But I've just never been able to figure out a way to use it in a manner that would produce consistently successful results.
I recall several years ago a Level II expert/trader asked me why I was buying so much of a certain shell when the Level II looked "horrible". Shortly later I think the stock tripled or something, and the same person asked me why I wasn't selling my position because the Level II looked "horrible". Shortly later I think the stock did another triple or something, and the same person asked me why I was selling my shares at that time because the Level II looked "fantastic".
In this day of electronic trading, conditional orders, and low-cost commissions, it has become quite easy for even small retail investors to manipulate stocks by "faking" support/resistance levels.
As you mentioned above, the actual true intent of a buyer or seller is about as important piece of information as there is. But how a person is supposed to correctly decipher what is going on in a buyer's/seller's mind when orders can be entered, changed, or cancelled so quickly is a little beyond my comprehension.
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