Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Where Has All the Trading Gone? Volume Hits 4-Year Low



Where Has All the Trading Gone? Volume Hits 4-Year Low
Published: Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012 | 1:22 PM ET Text Size
By: John Melloy

It’s one of the biggest mysteries on Wall Street. How can stocks be in their fourth year of a bull market and trading activity be so low?

During March, average daily volume in equity shares was at their lowest level since December 2007, according to new data from Credit Suisse. This is the same month that marked the three-year anniversary of the bull market that caused the Standard & Poor's 500 to double from its March 2009 credit-crisis low.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/47005811

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