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Title: MtGox manipulates Bitcoin price? Post by: suppp on January 11, 2012, 08:59:12 PM When triangle pattern is formed, someone unknown put a buy order (16000 BTC). This order can't be seen anywhere, except http://bitcoin.clarkmoody.com !!
Then order canceled and put again, situation repeated several times, until price break out of the triangle (increase)! Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGcO9BB87kE Title: Re: MtGox manipulates Bitcoin price? Post by: epetroel on January 12, 2012, 03:37:18 PM I believe it is possible to "hide" orders from people using the real time APIs. Would work something like this:
1. Place a buy order for 16000 BTC, but don't have the money in your account to cover it. 2. Deposit enough money to cover your order. 3. Order will become active, but will be invisible on MtGoxLive, at least for a while. This would not work against charts that use the regular REST APIs though. Title: Re: MtGox manipulates Bitcoin price? Post by: tsvekric on January 13, 2012, 09:58:56 PM the only distortionary effects from MtGox on the price of bitcoin is the commission they take.
I wonder if those working for MtGox get 0% commission on their trades? Title: Re: MtGox manipulates Bitcoin price? Post by: rjk on January 13, 2012, 10:00:10 PM the only distortionary effects from MtGox on the price of bitcoin is the commission they take. I think I remember MagicalTux stating that employees are not allowed to trade on mtgox.I wonder if those working for MtGox get 0% commission on their trades? Title: Re: MtGox manipulates Bitcoin price? Post by: onthefrynge on February 09, 2014, 10:05:51 PM Can't you effectively have a "hidden order" by using the API to check for a target price, then buy/sell as soon as you see an offer that matches? Or am I misunderstanding what you mean by "hidden order"?
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