RE: Curiosity1 Mar 2024 10:49
10:14
No one is playing games,
The London Stock Exchange does not declare whether a trade is a buy or sell, the algorithm is applied by sites such as is for information purposes only.
The algorithm that decideds whether a trade is a buy or a sell is based on which side of the mid price a trade falls. Its not unusual to see periods when all trades fall one side or the other of mid price.
It is what it is unfortunately, I guess you could query why the mid price is not more accurate but perhaps a sub penny share is difficult to place.
"The London Stock Exchange does not disclose whether a trade is a buy or a sell so this data is estimated based on the trade price received and the LSE-quoted mid-price at the point the trade is placed. It should only be considered an indication and not a recommendation.
Trades priced above the mid-price at the time the trade is placed are labelled as a buy; those priced below the mid-price are sells; and those priced close to the mid-price or declared late are labelled ‘N/A’. "