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Question asked 25/07/2025

After-market and premarket matching

Hi MM Team, What is the best strategy for premarket & after market matching to sell or buy shares? What is Shawn's current view on buying or selling DRO? He previously mentioned an entry price of around $3.20 to $3.25. Thanks

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Hi Sidney,

In terms of placing orders before the respective matches I (Shawn here) would simply place orders at whatever price I was comfortable buying or selling at, in terms of an overall investment a few cents around the match should only be noise. However, in some illiquid stocks some finesse may be required for large orders depending on volume – each stocks trades a bit differently. As a general rule, computer driver execution will execute around 5-10% on open, ~50% during the day, and these days, the close is where a lot of the volume gets done, something like 30-40%.

In terms of DroneShield (DRO) the stocks now trading in my technical “accumulation” area but taking into account how volatile the stock has been in 2025 I wouldn’t be surprised to see a dip towards $2.50.

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