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A tick chart is the only chart that it will clearly show-up on (after it happens). But while it happens, the price vibrates 1/10-2/10 of a penny 3-4 times per second for several minutes. And, it is almost completely flat with a 2.5-4.5 cent spread (usually 1.3-1.8) Today I was using MT4...

Forgot to mention... when this happens, the spread is huge.

About 10 minutes ago for 10 to 15 minutes the USDJPY's price was vibrating. I've seen it several times in the past and was just wondering what is happening behind the scenes (e.g. with the market makers?). Thanks.

Yesterday, I started this thread out of curiosity - To quote myself: Later in the day, I realized that I was asking my questions in the wrong forum. So I signed-up on a Farmer's Forum and asked my questions there...

TraDaToR, The EU legislation mentioned in the article from comagnum:

comagnum, that article is perfect for this subject. Thanks. Traders are a Good thing: "the quality and success of a futures market is determined by its liquidity" Traders are a Bad thing: "there is evidence that speculation on futures markets can artificially increase the demand for...

Interesting once again. From what you are saying, Traders bring the liquidity needed to have a "better" Market. This makes sense to me. Farmers are busy farming.

Sig, I've read your post several times. Thanks. You seem very knowledgeable... Do you trade Futures (you used the phrase "arbitraged out")? It all makes me wonder, "What If?" <-- more about that in a moment. I trade Stocks and Forex, and every day I read the news (always written AFTER). The...

The U.S. had 2 hurricanes and the price of Gas goes up = I understand. But then I start thinking about it... "Does the price go up world-wide?" I would guess that the answer is, Yes, because wars in the Middle-East has made the U.S. prices go up (i.e. due to the same Commodities market). So out...

Thanks. The other day after I read viktor_k67's post, I actually called Guggenheim Investments who manages the ETF and they said the same thing as you - NYSE hours with gaps to reflect.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

FXY trading hours? Since Forex is 24-hrs, I'm wondering how FXY trades. And what about NYSE holidays? Does the FXY just gap every day to "catch-up" to the JPYUSD? Thanks