The $2 walls were a much larger portion of the market. MtGoxLive's graph showed 50K BTC on the bid wall and 25K BTC in other bids... this time it's 45K BTC on the bid wall and 115K BTC in other bids.
yes but the # of USD's is larger.
there's no denying this is bullish. i've said $4 is the new $2 psychologically. you're free to disagree but this bid has been put front and center @ $4.60. someone wants IN in a big way.
Or that's what they want people to think so they can drop the wall and squeeze the longs. Don't be so sure you know another's motive. Like Proudhon said, seen it before.
I don't know who's right, and maybe it is still up in the air for the person who placed the wall. He/She could be waiting to see how the market handles the threat to know what the best way to take it is.