And the two biggest CrimNake Short Stooges, DOMS and HDSN, both sitting on the bid hoping to swindle some weak hands out of their shares and cover on the cheap for their PuppetMeisters.
Published: Thursday, 6 May 2010 | 4:10 PM ET CNBC.com
In one of the most dizzying half-hours in stock market history, the Dow plunged nearly 1,000 points before paring those losses in what possibly could have been a trader error.
According to multiple sources, a trader entered a "b" for billion instead of an "m" for million in a trade possibly involving Procter & Gamble [PG 60.75 -1.41 (-2.27%) ], a component in the Dow. (CNBC's Jim Cramer noted suspicious price movement in P&G stock on air during the height of the market selloff. Watch.)
Sources tell CNBC the firm in question that handled the erroneous trade is Citigroup. The bank said it has no evidence of a bad trade but is investigating the situation.