For Gather In The Stops we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Finance, Frauds and Scams and Investing.

Gather In The Stops (Finance)

A market strategy in which investors sell stocks to drive prices to a level that breaks through stop orders known to exist. Once the price is low enough, the stop orders become market orders and are executed, to create snowballing.

Gather In The Stops (Frauds and Scams)

Trading strategy that entails selling enough shares of a stock to drive its price down to a point where stop orders are believed to be. The stop orders are then activated and become market orders that create movement that activates other stop orders in a process called snowballing. Because this can cause major trading swings, exchange floor officials, if they deem it prudent, have the authority to suspend stop orders in individual securities.

Gather In The Stops (Investing)

Trading strategy that entails selling enough shares of a stock to drive its price down to a point where stop orders are believed to be. The stop orders are then activated and become market orders that create movement that activates other stop orders in a process called snowballing. Because this can cause major trading swings, exchange floor officials, if they deem it prudent, have the authority to suspend stop orders in individual securities.

See Also: Market Order; Stop Order

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