Replies to post #173982 on The Question and Answer Board (IHUB)

[IH Dan (Retired)]

http://learn.advfn.com/index.php?title=Trades

[Eli's Gone]

Every trade transaction has a buyer and a seller...

IHUB convention on the TRADE tab is that all trades that occur at the ask price or closer to the ask than the bid be labelled a "buy"...

trades that occur at the bid price or closer to the bid than the ask are labelled a "sell"...

if the price point is exactly between the bid/ask, it is labelled a ?....

on the "TRADES' tab, click the "help" button next to the "Get Trades" button for an explanation...