something else is in the wind, page-20

Sometimes after intitutional placements they increase holdings with on market purchases. Sometimes this is seen by the market as a vote of confidence.

Even if placements are not followed by immediate on market purchases they can use news events and share price movements to make large profits and increase holdings to fool the market.

The inherent nature of shareholders. "They know something we dont" is a great speculative tool for large instituational investors to use for their own benefit.

Institutions increasing holdings can sometimes be misinterpreted by the market. They might be inducing momentum so they can exit at a profit.

Institutions often use good news to increase holdings which creates a lot of market momentum and can boost the share price. A great tool for institutions to short and profit from news.