And then what do I see every closing trade? Price manipulation...

And then what do I see every closing trade? Price manipulation as no trading time gaps then in the close all of a sudden dodgy buyers & sellers appeared for the close matching trades. If you are a buyer or seller why wait for the close?

Is this really all you are basing your dodgy broker theories on?
Now dodgy buyers and sellers too.
That because orders appear on close it must be manipulative brokers. Would you perhaps be new to trading?
Im wondering if everyone who asks a question that cant be answered is a dodgy price manipulator too.

You do understand these 1 mill orders are only $20ks worth. Dont you think brokerage firms have much large funds sources to play with then this? If they are going to manipulate Id expect them to be playing with hundreds of ks not 10k or 20.

Why do buys and sells appear on close?
You do understand often people set their orders up on close for a number of reasons. The most obvious is if the market goes well or not by the following day they already have their orders well placed in the que to take advantage before others jump on the following day once they see the market result . Its logical really isnt it?
Im surprised at what little basis you are finding to justify EPMs sp drops. It just looks like a simple trading range to me. Looks like normal day trader volumes too all profiting from the sp volatility swings.

Its like this theory I hear that a high post count means profits. Traders are too smart these days. Look how that turned out for EPM, If that was really the case. Wouldnt all the shares be doing it you think?
Now these buyers may not return. Not interested in repetition. Its a silly move to think one can outplay the market with anything like this tbh. Market pays what market pays and the rest is often conspiracy theories or traders who needed something to blame.
EPM will be bought and sold based on basic metrics it offers. I feel thats more logical and traders will do what they can to make spare change in-between.
This is clearly all my opinion much like you have yours.
Everyone gets a bit sore when the sp doesnt go the way they want but thats the life of the game. Experienced traders take the losses, move on and try again.