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Of course. My question wasn't so much rooted in the belief that the resting orders can really help judge which way the market might be going - I do believe it's the volume of contractstraded that's definitely more important. Facts trump stated intentions every time in my book - No, it's more a question of what might be happening at a particular point in time that intrigued me and what - if anything - could possibly be gained by that kind of gamesmanship, and I think you've answered it below.
I'm pretty sure I've seen this kind of stuff go on at most times of the day, low volume, high volume and so on. But it feels like what you say makes sense about algos trying to work out how much participation there might be and perhaps enticing people to join them one way or the other.
Sorry if I sounded a bit presumptuous, that wasn't intended. I think your inquisition is valid as sometimes just before a high low or volume step is broken you'll get a large order hitting the side about to break that will instantly shift a lot of algo orders onto the other side of the book. I don't trade that way as the Eurostoxx tends to have a lot of 3/4 tick shake outs before the break however if you were trading something like the ZN as it's a much thicker product, then you could hit in at market and hoping for real liquidity behind your order to get the break and the impending stop run.