RE: Dilution23 Nov 2020 19:11
Take this scenario: SP at 0.4p, many have sell orders at 5p - nice if it gets there.
Drilling starts, sp slowly rises to 0.81p. Suddenly TH in Oz, 10:1 consolidation under way.
London opens at 8.1p, sell orders triggered if below 8.1p.
MMs snap up all the triggered sells at 4p,5p,6p,7p,8p and stifle the markets by sitting on them for a few hours while sp levels at say 5.5p, waiting for more weak investors to jump ship. After lunch they offer their stash at 6.2-7.2p all afternoon until sold out. Some day traders will make money, but the dice are loaded in MMs favour as they control liquidity.
The sp usually ends the day lower than the consolidation price. Those caught out by automated sell orders or through sheer panic selling try to buy back but when they dumped millions in one go they can now only buy back in the 100k's.
Consolidation is no good for the PI (and DW should know, as he is the biggest PI holder.)