      Another trick that market makers play is to show size in the "outsidemarket" and then tick it closer to the inside quote to give the impressionof aggressiveness. When a market maker does this, it is typically anindication of a low and away pitch... but always watch out for the pitchbeing "in your ear." Sometimes these actions are real, so beware. If themarket maker gets close to the inside quote and stops short, his hand isplayed...low and away. In this case, it is reasonable to assume that themarket maker is actually on the other side of the market, and is attemptingto give a false impression. Either that, or he is bored and has nothingbetter to do at the moment.