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An institutional trader observes 'bag holding' behavior in a stock.
What does this term describe textually on a chart?
- A high-volume up-bar that fails to follow through on the next bar, leaving overconfident buyers holding the bag.
- Retail traders holding onto losing long positions while the market-makers quietly distribute their remaining stock into the highs.
- Persistent support of daily lows despite sell-side pressure, indicating professionals must protect their accumulated position.
- A situation in which trading volume falls so low that meaningful transactions effectively cannot be executed at all across the order book.
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