Loosely following on from these threads with respect to volume: Should I stop day trading? Prop Today vs 10 Years Ago? Where next for volume? Are we at a low? Does it matter? The evidence: We've reverted to 1998 volume levels: We're in the most significant volume 'pullback' since the 1930's: From BusinessWeek - HFT volume is down (and prop firm volume is down): How the Robots Lost: High-Frequency Trading's Rise and Fall