My Computer & Your Computer Sitting In A Tree...

During Summertime the patterns of HFT are often revealed thanks to the low volume we're all too familiar with. Sometimes they start or end a little early or late, but there's no denying their existence. Only a few of the largest institutions in the world are capable of this amount of buying power. Make no mistake, this is a form of market manipulation. Meanwhile, we're told to blame every other variable for market malfeasance. Leveraged ETFs, Options,
Insider Trading, News; all pale in comparison to the fraud happening in front of our eyes every trading session. When sellers arrive, and they will, it's the sell PROGRAMS that will exasperate market moves - not the scapegoats. It's extremely doubtful the Flash Crash was an isolated incident. There will be many, many more when they want them to be.