It's a liquidity hunt technique. Retail position stops around what they consider support and resistance and an operator moves price around to hunt out the liquidity (for a delayed bigger move generally).
It's not always the end of the world, but instead further analysis on larger timescales can indicate intent.
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Mkt cap ! $558.2M | |||
| Open | High | Low | Value | Volume |
| $3.08 | $3.08 | $2.96 | $1.630M | 544.6K |
Buyers (Bids)
| No. | Vol. | Price($) |
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| 4 | 13888 | $2.96 |
Sellers (Offers)
| Price($) | Vol. | No. |
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| $3.00 | 2552 | 4 |
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| $3.05 | $3.05 | $2.96 | 98253 | ||
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