1. Initial Public Offering (IPO)
   •       Definition:
The first time a private company offers shares to the public to raise capital.
   •       Effect on Stock
Price: IPOs often lead to high volatility due to
speculative demand. Stock prices may surge if demand exceeds supply, but
post-IPO declines are common if expectations aren’t met.
   •       Effect on Shareholder Value: New sharehol...

When a stock is at risk of being delisted for trading under $1, some companies may use questionable tactics to boost their price temporarily without a reverse split:
1. Promotional Hype – Launching pump and dump campaigns or issuing exaggerated press releases about vague partnerships or "hot" markets (e.g., AI, blockchain).
2. Volume Manipulation – Using wash trading or spoofing to fake high demand and drive ...

The order book is a critical tool for traders it shows the buy and sell orders for a stock and provides insight into supply, demand, and price action. But what happens when the order book is manipulated? Manipulators can use order book manipulation to deceive traders and control price movements, leaving unsuspecting retail traders at a disadvantage.
What Is Order Book Manipulation?
Order book manipulation is when traders or institutions place fake or deceptive orders to cr...

Today I was asked how I was able to get in early on some plays this week that gave significant returns.  Someone jumped into the comment section and declared it was not possible to know when a stock was going g to run. The person commented because I indicated I saw potential in the stocks running from the activity I observed the day before or days before. Some of them had no news and others had news after I entered and on the day the stock ran.
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