Why so much weight in after hour and pre-market trading? Volume is low but it can dominate the trend for the regular market. Example: GOOGL up 4.30% during after-hour and pre-market trading. Pre-market volume 167,000. Average daily volume 1,861,612.
i dont think it dominates the trend for regular market. it's a matter of liquidity in after/pre tradin
Earnings after the close. Seems to be a strange question as you commented on the earnings move. So I assume this just another "pitch in the dirt".
FB ............... Again the pre-market dominated the move. Pre-market volume 16,676,919. Todays volume 120,000,000 and counting. So far FB is trading flat during the regular market - I would think at market open the big traders would disagree with the opening price and either buy and drive FB up - or sell and drive it down. But a volume of 120,000,000+ shares agree with the price set with a volume of 16,676,919. This is a regular occurrence during earnings.