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To: LLCF who wrote (84505)3/23/2001 12:10:42 AM
From: GraceZ  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
This happens so frequently that it is the norm rather than the exception.
This is how large blocks are distributed and accumulated without price concession.
Go look at a raw data feed, better yet, here
I'll show you some distribution from today in MNFX.
Notice that while all these blocks are sells (the tick is -1) that the price is rising:

11:29:08 3.8125 100000 -1 -1
11:37:58 3.9375 100000 0 1/2
11:44:04 3.875 200000 -1 -1
11:44:30 3.875 100000 -1 -1
11:44:58 3.875 200000 -1 -1
11:45:10 3.9375 600000 0 1/2
11:45:42 3.875 100000 -1 -1
11:47:40 3.875 100000 -1 -1
11:48:30 3.875 200000 -1 -1
11:51:00 4 100000 -1 -1
11:51:52 4 100000 -1 -1
12:14:38 4 163000 -1 -1
12:15:06 4 100000 -1 -1
12:15:16 4 100000 -1 -1
12:19:48 4.09375 100000 1 1
12:21:30 4.03125 163000 -1 -1
12:29:58 4.125 100000 -1 -1
13:47:54 4 100000 -1 -1
13:51:42 4 150000 -1 -1
13:52:32 4 100000 -1 -1
13:56:54 4.0625 125700 0 1/2
13:57:24 4.03125 100000 -1 -1
14:04:00 4.0625 100000 0 - 1/2
14:06:36 4.0625 100000 -1 -1
14:08:20 4.09375 100000 -1 -1
14:12:30 4.125 100000 0 - 1/2
14:19:22 4.125 100000 -1 -1
14:19:58 4.125 100000 -1 -1
14:33:38 4.1875 1008200 -1 -1
14:37:18 4.25 100000 1 1
14:37:58 4.25 100000 0 1/2
14:46:20 4.21875 100000 -1 -1
14:47:28 4.25 100000 0 - 1/2
14:48:28 4.25 100000 -1 -1
14:49:28 4.28125 100000 -1 -1
14:50:22 4.25 100000 -1 -1
14:53:28 4.3125 100000 -1 -1
14:56:44 4.34375 440000 0 1/2
14:57:28 4.3125 104700 -1 -1
15:00:26 4.34375 100000 -1 -1
15:02:32 4.375 100000 -1 -1
15:03:20 4.4375 100000 -1 -1
15:10:08 4.46875 150000 -1 -1
15:14:04 4.5625 100000 1 1
15:14:46 4.5 100000 -1 -1
15:37:00 5 100000 -1 -1
15:37:56 5 100000 -1 -1
16:02:24 4.9375 118200 1 1
16:04:18 5 150000 1 1

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It's quite a hat trick, eh?