very interesting: half an hour to the opening of the market, and the gold and asx shares are being requested at prices above what they're being offered for.

in other words, people have put their shares on the market at "x", the gold price has gone up, other people have determined to get the shares at x+10%, and the sellers have obviously not checked - or they're willing to stay low to get out of the market, I suppose.

I've adjusted my prices accordingly; I may not get the full morning spike that seems to occur, but I can't be at my computer in the first hour of trading and I am up to the hilt; it's time to take the thousand dollars or so that these rises represent and cool off for a minute.

bta has also made a pre-opening announcement that has created a similar situation; people looking to buy at $1.86, but others to sell at $1.78. that stock is so volatile that even though I could set a sale offer to get rid of the shares I bought at $1.82 three months ago, I'm hanging on just to see - and to see if I can get a really decent return for my trouble...