Day Trader Exposes Tricks Of MMM
By Jack Burney Published by OTCNN.com 07/06/2000 01:30 PM CST
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Day Trader Lance Berger says he profits from taking advantage of market makers, but still finds it offensive that they “screw every long term investor.” He goes on to explain what MMs (Market Makers) do and why.
“Just wanted to take a moment and say how impressed I am that someone had the guts and time to undergo the task you are taking on fighting the b.s., that the market makers pull everyday,” he wrote.
“Is it just coincidence,” he asked, “that all these big float stocks hit record highs during the first 2 1/2 months of the year or did the MMs just plain out plan this?”
“I am an experienced day trader and have become very good at taking advantage of the market makers… walkdowns and weed outs (panic induced sell-offs) but I still find it offensive that they royally screw every long term investor over their greed. INVT, BBAN, IMDS, FOCS, LITH, LOCH, CAMB, ENET, ACCR, and PFCK have all in the last month come across the market makers little destruction.”
“BBAN - How can a stock go from 10 dollars down to .50? Best part was when MMs covered their shorts at 50 cents, ran it to 2.00 in just 2 days with no extreme volume, just to tank it again, of course. I made a killing on it, but they have destroyed a lot of investors with this b.s.”
“NITE is the biggest scam artist in the OTC game. His trick is, when the momentum starts to come in, to fill orders at the bid to cause a sell off appearance. Then right after, he fills some orders, comes out of the blue a market maker that was not even in the picture on the ask, and goes .005 above the bid on the ask. ...This market maker has not even been in the picture and on a stock that was in the .70's and he is at one dollar. When they tank he comes out of nowhere to hold down the bid...”
“The truth of the matter is the OTC market makers in the first 2 1/2 months of the year ran every stock that had a big float up 400-500 percent and now they have brought them back to even lower levels and now are covering their (short) position. This was not a fluke, that every market maker did not have shares to sell some stocks that even had 100 million shares float. There is no way that this was not a planned event for people that (supposedly) do not have any conversations or contacts with each other.”
“Take a look at the charts of these stocks from January to March 14 and now. It is a joke: TMMI, IBUI, PFCK, GONT, TREY, NSTG, LITH, ACCR, BBAN, INVT, IMDS, ACTI, ADOT, WIZZF, KAHI, TSER, FOCS, VCSY, SYBD, WTCH, LOCH, CCGI, WASP, AIGI, CAMB, NCTI, ADVR, LAJD, BMKS, TSIH, MKRS, BIGM, FASC, ECAR, MDCH, GLCP, APPI, EDOC, ADGI, VALH.
To other readers, Berger said, “I post on Silicon Investors as ‘lance b’ and on Raging Bull as ‘lancebps.’ You are more than welcome to check my past and what my track record is. If I can be of any help, just drop me a note. Be happy to help.”
Writer’s Comment: Lance Berger has said it all. |