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I hear on news all day that today is the fiscal close of mutual funds. 1. would it be Monday, October 31st? 2. Don't they show their portfolio holdings as of 9/30/xx? So why would a mutual fund want to reposition its equity holdings now?

Is there a website that tracks / alerts regarding block trades?

Endwave spikes 1 pt over the past 8 min Again it happens.............I know i'm nuts to want to understand WHY, but WTF???:D :confused: :confused: :confused:

thank you murray t. i use ibd as well, what i meant was the spike in volume that briefing.com reports is usually confined to a 10 minute spike up. Thats what i don't understand. Why such a run-up on a non-news event?

I utilize briefing.com to follow the news of the day. On occasion, it is reported that a stock is experiencing a huge increase in volume (and it correspondingly goes up). Generally (>90% of the time) it fades significantly from the high, and in many cases, it is actually back to price...

Can anyone, who has been a market maker in the past (or currently) explain how a stock rushes up in a few minutes by a large percentage (e.g. VIP today, from 32 to > 33.50). I know its usually news related, but I'm wondering a) Who (mutual funds, hedge, etc.) puts in such a large buy order(s)...