Without knowing all the facts about today's 1,000+ point swing in the Dow, I think it's fair to assume it was probably the result of some statist Coffee Party type upset with the slow pace of enacting Obama's preferred Wall Street reforms deliberately triggering a panic.
Nasdaq Operations said it will cancel all trades executed between 2:40 p.m. to 3 p.m. showing a rise or fall of more than 60 percent from the last trade in that security at 2:40 p.m or immediately prior.
Nasdaq said the stocks affected and break points will be disseminated soon.
That's not to say the drop was due to exchange errors, but the day may have been a little rougher because of exchange errors.
Just before 3 p.m. ET Thursday, shares of Procter & Gamble appeared to have fallen 37%, helping trigger a massive 900-point sell-off in the Dow Jones industrial average.
The huge drop in P&G's stock - reportedly from more than $60 to less than $40 - is widely believed to have been a trading glitch.
Several other stocks had huge drops in their price at that time as well, including Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500), Accenture (ACN), 3M (MMM, Fortune 500) and Oxford Industries (OXM).
At around 2:45 p.m. ET, P&G's (PG, Fortune 500) stock had fallen 10% to $56 on the New York Stock Exchange, triggering a "circuit breaker." At that point, the NYSE slowed the trading of the stock for less than a minute. During that short time, other stock exchanges were allowed to trade P&G's stock price on their own, instead of getting the price from NYSE.
According to Procter & Gamble and the NYSE, the Nasdaq stock exchange may have misprinted a quote of $39.37 a share. It is also possible that the electronic trades actually occurred, but they were made in error.
They're talking about 3pm Eastern and the stock market was falling big time prior to 3pm - so it's not the full explanation of the stock market fall, just a sign that the last hour may have been rougher because of these errors.
I'm sure it's Obama's fault, or Nancy Pelosi's fault. A Wizbang regular will be along shortly to throw some blame around towards the eeeveel MSM or the diabolical Muslim President Barack HUSSEIN Obama.
lol...
2. Posted by
Lee Ward | May 6, 2010 8:33 PM |
Score: -3 (3 votes cast)
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Comments (9)
It'll be an interesting day... (Below threshold)1. Posted by iwogisdead | May 6, 2010 8:14 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
It'll be an interesting day tomorrow. There are a lot of reasons why the market could be tanking.
1. Posted by iwogisdead | May 6, 2010 8:14 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on May 6, 2010 20:14
2. Posted by Lee Ward | May 6, 2010 8:33 PM | Score: -3 (3 votes cast)
There are signs that some trades on the NASDAQ were cleared at incorrect prices.
Like this.
That's not to say the drop was due to exchange errors, but the day may have been a little rougher because of exchange errors.
here's more:
They're talking about 3pm Eastern and the stock market was falling big time prior to 3pm - so it's not the full explanation of the stock market fall, just a sign that the last hour may have been rougher because of these errors.
I'm sure it's Obama's fault, or Nancy Pelosi's fault. A Wizbang regular will be along shortly to throw some blame around towards the eeeveel MSM or the diabolical Muslim President Barack HUSSEIN Obama.
lol...
2. Posted by Lee Ward | May 6, 2010 8:33 PM |
Score: -3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on May 6, 2010 20:33
3. Posted by Michael | May 6, 2010 8:45 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Lee Ward is a weird person.
3. Posted by Michael | May 6, 2010 8:45 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on May 6, 2010 20:45
4. Posted by Baron Von Ottomatic | May 6, 2010 8:48 PM | Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
If I had a dollar for every time somebody told me I was weird the mayoralty of New York is about all that would separate me from Bloomberg.
4. Posted by Baron Von Ottomatic | May 6, 2010 8:48 PM |
Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Posted on May 6, 2010 20:48
5. Posted by iwogisdead | May 6, 2010 9:53 PM | Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
Keep pedaling, Lee Ward. The Dow is now charted as a "sell."
http://clearstation.etrade.com/cgi-bin/details?Symbol=_INDU&Section=front&Refer=/index.html
How much money do you have in the market tonight? Sleeping well?
5. Posted by iwogisdead | May 6, 2010 9:53 PM |
Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
Posted on May 6, 2010 21:53
6. Posted by Cadrys
| May 6, 2010 10:19 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I question the timing!
6. Posted by Cadrys
| May 6, 2010 10:19 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on May 6, 2010 22:19
7. Posted by Lee Ward | May 6, 2010 11:13 PM | Score: -1 (3 votes cast)
I was a buyer today between 3pm and 4pm. And I'll be a buyer tomorrow between 9am and 930.
Thanks for asking.
7. Posted by Lee Ward | May 6, 2010 11:13 PM |
Score: -1 (3 votes cast)
Posted on May 6, 2010 23:13
8. Posted by 914 | May 7, 2010 12:38 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Barak penis has nos cent of denial staying power!!
8. Posted by 914 | May 7, 2010 12:38 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on May 7, 2010 00:38
9. Posted by 914 | May 7, 2010 11:40 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
"Barak penis has nos cent of denial staying power!!"
Huh?? Guess that stuff was better then I thunk.
9. Posted by 914 | May 7, 2010 11:40 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on May 7, 2010 11:40