ripe for picking, page-17

I agree with jeginton. I havent the faintest clue what a bot is but I assume you are referring to algorithmic trading engines or just algos. They are not robots trading they are automated computer driven electronic trading systems and programs.

Looking through the course of sales for today I cant find a pattern of trade sizes, perhaps a few blocks of 20, 30, 40, 50k share parcels but nothing out of the ordinary for a 13c stock. What makes you say that the "bots" are in FAR today?

If you flick through the course of sales for SDL from today this looks more like algo like trading or someone with direct market access plenty of round number 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 100k share lot orders all over the day. This is far more indicative of an institutional or non retail market participant accumulating the stock reasonably aggressively. (which may be a good thing for FAR holders)