Quote from limitupmike:
lol.. this post has generated a lot of different opinions but most of them have been pretty constructive which is pretty amazing to say the least for this site!
Anyway.... in no way or form does seeing the time and sales divulge anyone's actual strategy.. or the how and why they entered. It is as simple to copy and post the ALMIGHTY TRADE BLOTTER AS it is to post the actual time and sales...
also the time and sales will be posted post close.. so the only real information garnered would be if someone here (doubtful) had an enormous position long in an illiquid stock.... then we would know that at some point someone must sell... but even then this sell data later would be post close and virtually useless.
Look at natural gas do you want to knwo the real story why it has rallied 50 % in teh last 2 weeks? John Arnold of Centaurus was short january 2010 natty futs and guess what he bought into the october and caught all the "usual shorts" well short and as he bought they scurried for the exits.... he must do this because he cannot just buy back tons of positions in the January 2010 becasue it is not that liquid.. but int he front month the october 09 he can buy lots of contracts.. . anyway .. the point is that someone liek this has a reason not to show time and sales.. but people on here have nothing close to this and if they do then do nto post.. I am sure aronold also sold puts and bought calls before he purchased all the october futures.. I mean wouldn't you! DUH..
Lastly.. I am not saying to post time and sales for a short cut.. seriously having time and sales in no way or form will help anyone out on this site.
So everyone hates showing tiem and sales... why not just show shares purchased and shares sold? this way everyone can see how many you are buying and selling and at what price.. but they won't have the actual time and sales!