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Strategies & Market Trends : The Art of Investing
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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (547)3/10/1999 7:58:00 PM
From: Michael & B.Anne  Read Replies (1) of 10635
 
A technical question ... re: bid size and ask size

I recently downloaded an online program "medved quotetracker"
that that shows a lot of detail about a given stock for
that day. One thing it shows is Bid Size and Ask Size.

I had always assumed that Bid and Ask Size showed the ratio
of transactions based on the initiator either buying
or selling stock.

But on several occassions I have seen (for example)
as larger number for the Ask side than for the Bid
side ... and the stock has gone down. Possibly because
the Bidders were selling larger volumes.

But the truth is I do not really understand this metric
... nor what it might indicate.

I have visited this discussion group in the hope someone
might explain this to me.

thanking you in advance
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