High-frequency trading was active in Coffee Day Enterprises, Parle Industries, and Century Enka on May 5. Additionally, Century Enka touched a 52-week high.
High-frequency trading firms (HTFs) – or algo firms on steroids –use complex algorithms and powerful computers to execute trades at lightning speeds. These firms typically try to capture the spread between the spot and futures prices, but recently they have been active in small, illiquid stocks as well.
The volumes generated by them, more often than not, attracts retail investors to these stocks.
Stocks where HFTs were active on May 7 :
Coffee Day Enterprises
Active names and traded stake: HRTI Private Limited (0.72 percent)
Stock movement and volumes: Gained 1 percent to Rs 729.7. Trading volumes at 1 crore shares versus 1-month average of 91 lakh shares
Technicals: Stock is below 50-DMA and 200-DMA
Fundamental trigger, if any: No
Parle Industries
Active names and traded stake: Bonzana Portfolio (0.9 percent), Spark Finance (2.14 percent), Camellia Tradex Private Limited (0.72 percent), Lathe Derivatives Private Limited (0.36 percent)
Stock movement and volumes: Gained 19.97 percent to Rs 15.2. Trading volumes at 29 lakh shares versus 1-month average of 5 lakh shares
Technicals: Stock is above 50-DMA and 200-DMA
Fundamental trigger, if any: No
Century Enka
Active names and traded stake: Graviton Research Capital (0.55 percent)
Stock movement and volumes: Gained 5.77 percent to Rs 550.1. Trading volumes at 10 lakh shares versus 1-month average of 2 lakh shares
Technicals: Stock is above 50-DMA and 200-DMA
Fundamental trigger, if any: No
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