notes from an unknown broker , page-13

Is it the market, or is it high frequency trading and algorithyms which have zero understanding of a stock?

I suggest you check out the book 'Broken Markets: How High Frequency Trading and Predatory Practices on Wall Street are Destroying Investor Confidence and Your Portfolio' 2012
Sal L. Arnuk (Author), Joseph C. Saluzzi (Author)

from the blurb: "The markets have evolved at breakneck speed during the past decade, and change has accelerated dramatically since 2007's disastrous regulatory "reforms." An unrelenting focus on technology, hyper-short-term trading, speed, and volume has eclipsed sanity: markets have been hijacked by high-powered interests at the expense of investors and the entire capital-raising process. A small consortium of players is making billions by skimming and scalping unaware investors -- and, in so doing, they've transformed our markets from the world's envy into a barren wasteland of terror.

Since these events began, Themis Trading's Joe Saluzzi and Sal Arnuk have offered an unwavering voice of reasoned dissent. Their small brokerage has stood up against the hijackers in every venue: their daily writings are now followed by investors, regulators, the media, and "Main Street" investors worldwide. Saluzzi and Arnuk don't take prisoners!

Now, in Broken Markets, they explain how all this happened, who did it, what it means, and what's coming next. You'll understand the true implications of events ranging from the crash of 1987 to the "Flash Crash" -- and discover what it all means to you and your future. Warning: you will get angry (if you aren't already). But you'll know exactly why you're angry, who you're angry at, and what needs to be done!"

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MSB is heavily manipulated by algos, and most certainly has been subject of HFT, the speed of the trades are astonishing.

So they have us doubting the company? All part of the plan. MSB is the world leader in stem cell technologies, yet the irrational moves of 'the market' have us in doubt and where there is doubt there is a potential seller.

It is not impossible that some downrampers are backed up or if not linked to some of those operators...to be either part of, or feed off their game plan. Filling us with fear and despondencfy is part of it. It explains their cynical bravado. Their talk of the market and fundamentals is truly dismissive because they are doing everything they can to make you stop believing in the company's fundamentals.

Could Macquarie Group and/or some others have brought the price down by shorting to make it cheaper for them to acquire MSB? This is precisely because they know there is a limited share issue and they don't want to miss out.

Could they have stooges to do their bit to drive down sentiment in on line forums? Not at all impossible.