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Tape Reading

Tape reading is an old technique that day traders used to analyze the price and volume of a given stock. From around 1860s through the 1960s, stock prices were transmitted over telegraph lines on ticker tape that included a ticker symbol, price and volume. These technologies were phased out in the 1960s with the rise of personal computers and electronic communication networks – or ECNs.

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