Actually taking money of the small investors means very little...

Actually taking money of the small investors means very little (not too many $$'s there) unless you can guarantee that they all get together .. which is rare (although does happen).
This is the fundies playing against the hedgies or the fundies playing against another fundy etc ...
The money for the small investor is to guess what they are going to do ... as much as we all like to feel like they are ganging up against us it is simply not true ( unless all our money as small investors makes us a player in the stock (momentum) ... then ... game on !!)