If you start to see the bid and ask prices drift widely apart, you should take note. A large bid-ask spread perhaps indicates light trading in a stock, which may indicate the pool of investors interested in trading the stock is dangerously small. Light trading volumes can result in you paying too much for a stock or not getting a very good price when you sell.
Escue Energy, Inc. ( (ESCU) 3.5 ? 0.5 (16.67%) Volume: 100 @ 1:02:19 PM ET Bid Ask Day's Range 2.253.5 3.5 - 3.5
Is Gary F Kimmons in desperation mode to sell his shares since his FlashZero ain't so hot right now?