Quote from: phelix on December 18, 2011, 03:56:59 PM

Quote from: Holliday on December 18, 2011, 02:00:39 AM

Quote from: nmat on December 18, 2011, 01:17:50 AM

Depth charts would be an interesting information to have, but I think that people give too much importance to walls and standing orders. Anyone can make an order. I can easily write a bot to put random orders up there and I won't lose a cent. Market depth by itself is not an accurate measure of the buy/sell strength.

You would, of course, have to have funds deposited in the exchange though, correct? That in itself is interesting information to have, although I wouldn't give it too much importance either.

standing orders can be bought/sold into... that makes a difference

Key word there being "can". Bot-controlled walls can disappear or shift in terms of milliseconds, so they are extremely misleading. Especially when you consider that you're relying on misinformation that someone is purposely feeding you.