Why does my graph go all squiggly?

[Freamon]

It is traders hitting the bid / ask as they buy in / sell out.

Tower Resources Recent Trades. TRP Trade Information. Recent Share Trades, updated throught the trading day for Tower Resources Plc Ord 0.1P

[The_Equalizer]

Here's my little favourite junior oil explorer:

Rockhopper Exploration

Been in since 66p and topping up all the way. Just about to spud. Exciting times.

[Spacecadet]

Linky

Look at the fluctuations today between 6.25 and 6.5p.

Is this day traders and spread betters making a crafty buck?

It looks like the granularity of the data used to create the graph changes as you go back in time.
Probably just saves the google servers from having to process huge amounts of data, when a single price for the day will suffice when looking 3 months back.
Try looking at the same data 2 months from now, it will probably show a lot less detail

[MarillionFan]

Come on guys just tell the truth.

It means the company will go bankrupt next week

hth

mF

[Freamon]

Come on guys just tell the truth.

It means the company will go bankrupt next week

hth

mF

It just means the stock is illiquid, which is showing up in the bid/ask spread. Don't bank on being able to sell out at today's price, there's not enough buyers out there to take down your order. If you do want to get out you'll have to do it gradually and even then you will probably put downward pressure on the price.

How much of the average daily volume of the stock do you hold?

[Freamon]

It looks like the granularity of the data used to create the graph changes as you go back in time.
Probably just saves the google servers from having to process huge amounts of data, when a single price for the day will suffice when looking 3 months back.
Try looking at the same data 2 months from now, it will probably show a lot less detail

Most quote providers only store intraday data for a week or so. Before that it will be daily opening and closing prices.

[Spacecadet]

Most quote providers only store intraday data for a week or so. Before that it will be daily opening and closing prices.

There you go then