At the bottom of the reconstructed tape there are levels highlighted in green. Sometimes it is red. Why does it highlight?

Grantx 

At the bottom of the reconstructed tape there are levels highlighted in green. Sometimes it is red. Why does it highlight?

Trade above the ASK is highlighted in Green. Below the BID is highlighted in Red.


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MrN1njaTrader 

Trade above the ASK is highlighted in Green. Below the BID is highlighted in Red. Sent from my iPhone using NexusFi

How doers that work? If it is above the ASK then it is on the inside BID/ASK level above? Or trading below the BID means it is on the inside BID/ASK level below? Why does the row need to be highlighted?

Grantx 

How doers that work? If it is above the ASK then it is on the inside BID/ASK level above? Or trading below the BID means it is on the inside BID/ASK level below? Why does the row need to be highlighted?

It means someone sold or bought above or belove the market price. But it's not actually above or below the market because it's can't be done. Each sell or buy order have to be on market price, so It's basically just represent someone hitting the level faster than the market price refreshes.


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MrN1njaTrader 

It means someone sold or bought above or belove the market price. But it's not actually above or below the market because it's can't be done. Each sell or buy order have to be on market price, so It's basically just represent someone hitting the level faster than the market price refreshes. Sent from my iPhone using NexusFi

erm...ok. So the DOM does not update quick enough to show that price went from 61.25 - 61.50 and then back to 61.25? So Rtape functionality is basically saying: 'price moved in and out of that level so damn quick that you didnt even see it but I have highlighted the row for you.'

Grantx 

erm...ok. So the DOM does not update quick enough to show that price went from 61.25 - 61.50 and then back to 61.25? So Rtape functionality is basically saying: 'price moved in and out of that level so damn quick that you didnt even see it but I have highlighted the row for you.'

exactly!


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MrN1njaTrader 

exactly! Sent from my iPhone using NexusFi

Ok thanks.
Just for interest sake, does jigsaw highlight if price spends less than a certain amount of time at a level? Im wondering how it determines that the price change didnt update on the DOM, but it knows to highlight the row.

Grantx 

Ok thanks. Just for interest sake, does jigsaw highlight if price spends less than a certain amount of time at a level? Im wondering how it determines that the price change didnt update on the DOM, but it knows to highlight the row.

I'd wait for Peter to reply with technical answer for that.


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So I don't understand the exact rules behind how the highlighting works, but I use it as a sign of momentum. If I see green I think of it as more people wanted to buy than there was liquidity at that price and so they are now buying the next price up. It could be that the recent market action just triggered a lot of people to buy, or it could be that stops are being triggered.

TWDsje 

So I don't understand the exact rules behind how the highlighting works, but I use it as a sign of momentum. If I see green I think of it as more people wanted to buy than there was liquidity at that price and so they are now buying the next price up. It could be that the recent market action just triggered a lot of people to buy, or it could be that stops are being triggered.

You are right, sometimes I get too caught in the minutae of things... its the engineer in me. Thanks for your translation.