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How to detect Pump and Dump

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1How to detect Pump and Dump Empty How to detect Pump and Dump Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:18 am

gann

gann
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics

Pump and Dump

(Tricks of the Trade)

Also referred to as ramping, this is an old trick often perpetrated by sly old hands who prey on newcomers.

The Ingredients

  • One penny stock. Either a former high flier that has fallen from grace or a newer issue that failed to attract investor interest.  It is important that the stock has been flat-lining at a few cents for the past 6 to 12 months.

  • No institutional following. This is a key ingredient -- too many cooks may spoil the broth. Our chef does not want outside interference.

  • Low liquidity. Often large tranches of stock in small companies are tied up in the hands of controlling interests, management, family interests or other connections who are not ready sellers.

  • An industry that has the capacity to generate excitement - gold mining is the tried and trusted favorite but there are a number of new variations: dotcom, telecom, biotech, the list is endless. Basically anything that will make a good storyline.

  • A large supply of mug punters, invited to the feast without realizing that they are the main course.

  • A complete lack of conscience.



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Preparation

Our chef will scan penny stocks until he finds a prospective target with a suitable storyline. A quick study of existing shareholders will reveal the float of stock that is available for purchase. He slowly accumulates a sizeable portion of the free float, careful not to give the game away. Bidding the price up too quickly would alert other traders before he is ready. When he has built up a sufficient line, our chef is ready to add the main ingredient.
The Mug PunterThe mug punter is a common or garden species and in no danger of extinction (also known as woodies -- after wooden ducks -- because they're much easier to "pot" than the feathered variety). The mug punter comes in all shapes and sizes but is easily identified by three common features:
  • they are greedy, lazy and have short memories.



The MP wants to turn his/her small bundle into a sizeable fortune as quickly, and with as little effort, as possible. Not knowing much about the market, he will seek expert assistance in all the wrong places. Gleaning stock tips from a mate at golf, at the gym, or over the weekend barbecue, our erstwhile punter will rush off to his broker on Monday and plunge into the market. 

MPs frequently trawl websites and scan the press and share magazines for tit-bits that they can turn to a profit. Always eager to befriend an experienced trader, for a free ride on their tips, they are easy prey for a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Having cornered a sizeable chunk of the free float our chef befriends a few punters and lets them in on his find. He posts messages across all the popular investment forums, with headings like "The next ..." mentioning some recent stock that has taken off into the stratosphere. He will burley the water with "inside information" about new contracts in China or a gold strike in Indonesia. He will post several times a day, on the same thread. There will be much reference to "having gone into this in detail" -- thereby saving you the time -- and having an intimate knowledge of the company -- hinting at inside information. With little or no technical analysis, or else some shaky assertions about a double bottom, a broad base or a breakout, price targets are pulled out of thin air. If the stock is trading at 8 cents, we may see a claim that "this could go to $1.50" or similar extravagance.
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The Recipe

Every time that our punters dive into the stock, the price goes up -- because our chef has cornered the free float and created a shortage. The more price rises, the more excited the punters become. Our hero is now acclaimed as a stock guru and his advice is eagerly sought on other new finds.
The rising price attracts more and more punters, eager to get in on the action, until there is a veritable feeding frenzy. At this stage our chef starts selling into the face of the rally, steadily offloading his line at a profit of several hundred percent. Buying is strong, so initially no one notices. Price no longer spurts ahead as before, but it still edges upwards, albeit on very heavy volume. Some of the volume and money flow indicators start to tick downwards. By this time our chef is cleaning out the remaining few stragglers before heading off for fresher pastures. He goes silent or, if he has a malicious streak, announces that he is "taking profits".
With buying support dissipated there is a rush for the exits. The stock tanks — falling back to the previous trading range and leaving our band of punters cursing their luck.
Examples
Despite huge trading volumes on this tiny software company, 21 day Twiggs Money Flow failed to cross into positive territory. Someone was selling a sizeable parcel of stock into the rally.
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The equivolume chart tells the full story. Note the broad bars (width signifies volume) and tall shadows (weak closes) in the up-trend.
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Gold mining is a perennial favorite. This small gold and nickel exploration company shows similar activity.
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The Moral of the Story

Stay out of small caps until you are wise to the tricks of the trade.
Do your own research and treat everyone else's with a healthy skepticism: 
If it sounds too good to be true — it usually is.
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http://www.incrediblecharts.com/trading/pump_and_dump.php

2How to detect Pump and Dump Empty Re: How to detect Pump and Dump Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:03 am

bePositive

bePositive
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics

good info.

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3How to detect Pump and Dump Empty Re: How to detect Pump and Dump Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:05 am

amilaela

amilaela
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics

thanks

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4How to detect Pump and Dump Empty Re: How to detect Pump and Dump Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:18 pm

Kumar

Kumar
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

The Moral of the Story
Stay out of small caps until you are wise to the tricks of the trade.
Do your own research and treat everyone else's with a healthy skepticism: If it sounds too good to be true — it usually is.
Good one to read, after reading couple of posts by Asoka and Sriranga in this forum.
Well done gann.
Thanks a lot.

5How to detect Pump and Dump Empty Re: How to detect Pump and Dump Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:09 pm

xhora

xhora
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics
Senior Manager - Equity Analytics

very good article

6How to detect Pump and Dump Empty Re: How to detect Pump and Dump Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:21 pm

rijayasooriya

rijayasooriya
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

In CSE it is rather easier than this.Make a good rumours of urself.Then u directly buy a large chunk from a director or someone else.Spread that rumour and then those so called MPs(Not Member of Parliment...It is Mug Punter) would buy crazily.U can dump it then with a huge profit.

Ex:-PC house and Deleted Perera.

7How to detect Pump and Dump Empty Re: How to detect Pump and Dump Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:27 pm

Kumar

Kumar
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

rijayasooriya wrote:In CSE it is rather easier than this.Make a good rumours of urself.Then u directly buy a large chunk from a director or someone else.Spread that rumour and then those so called MPs(Not Member of Parliment...It is Mug Punter) would buy crazily.U can dump it then with a huge profit.

Ex:-PC house and Deleted Perera.

There is a quote regarding share market.
Buy the rumor, sell the news.

8How to detect Pump and Dump Empty Re: How to detect Pump and Dump Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:53 pm

Redbulls

Redbulls
Director - Equity Analytics
Director - Equity Analytics

gann wrote:http://www.incrediblecharts.com/trading/pump_and_dump.php

Thanks.

9How to detect Pump and Dump Empty Re: How to detect Pump and Dump Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:16 am

traderathome

traderathome
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

i will not bother about the big players pump and dump.i will enter the market and take profit at the slightly below resistance levels.and let the big players do what they want.by that time i would have exited that share.if you enter the market with such negativity you will not make little money or no money do to fear.have a simple trading system and stick by the rules afro

10How to detect Pump and Dump Empty Re: How to detect Pump and Dump Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:52 am

Roboticfx

Roboticfx
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics
Senior Vice President - Equity Analytics

This can be got understood without charts and graphs easily. If you see a heavy and sudden upward movement of a share with large quantity of shares are traded according to a zig zag pattern, that's a clear pump and dump. Zig zag pattern means selling large quantity of shares while price is increasing up and without affecting to the upward movement.

Anyway thanks for the link! Very Happy

11How to detect Pump and Dump Empty Re: How to detect Pump and Dump Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:12 pm

K.Haputantri

K.Haputantri
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Thanks for sharing.

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