An example of the bids and asks on one exchange: http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxUSD/accumulated_orderbook.png http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxUSD/acc

An example of the bids and asks on one exchange: http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxUSD/accumulated_orderbook.png http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxUSD/accumulated_orderbo... I'm sure there is truth to an argument that people with 'intense' opinions are over represented in trading activity, leading to increased volatility then there would be otherwise... but this is far from unique to Bitcoin.