Market Manipulation & Ramping
Pump-and-dump, momentum ignition and ramping patterns designed to move price ahead of a planned exit
Instruments Screened (24h)
3,120
Patterns Flagged
4
Under Investigation
2
Largest Price Move
+34.8%
| Account | Instrument | Pattern | Price Move | Volume Spike | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client A/C 90441 | MICROCP.L | Pump-and-Dump | +34.8% | 9.2x avg | Under Investigation |
| Client A/C 12038 (algo) | DAX Future (H) | Momentum Ignition | +1.2% | 4.1x avg | Under Investigation |
| Prop Desk — Equities Book 3 | SMLCAP.AS | Ramping | +8.9% | 3.4x avg | Analyst Review |
| Client A/C 76502 | PENNY.PA | Pump-and-Dump | +21.6% | 6.8x avg | Analyst Review |
| Client A/C 55013 | BALT.ST | Momentum Ignition | +0.6% | 1.9x avg | Closed — No Action |
About This Agent
Data on This Page
Flagged accounts and instruments with the manipulation pattern type (pump-and-dump, momentum ignition, ramping), the resulting price move and trading volume relative to normal, and investigation status. Stat tiles cover instruments screened in the last 24 hours (3,120), patterns flagged, open investigations, and the largest observed price move (+34.8%).
What This Agent Does
Screens low-liquidity and thinly-traded instruments for abnormal volume and price acceleration disproportionate to any public news, checks whether the account driving the move subsequently exits the position at the inflated price, and separately watches liquid futures for momentum-igniting order bursts intended to trigger other participants' algorithms.
Worked Examples
- Client A/C 90441 drove MICROCP.L up 34.8% on 9.2x normal volume with no corresponding news, then sold the full position within the hour — classic pump-and-dump signature, under investigation.
- Client A/C 12038's algo placed a burst of aggressive buy orders on the DAX future that triggered a 1.2% momentum move other participants' algorithms then chased — flagged for the account's trading history of similar bursts.
- Client A/C 55013's BALT.ST activity was closed with no action — the 1.9x volume spike coincided with a scheduled index rebalancing, not manipulative intent.