Why would you short Tassals *now*?, page-786

The only “manipulation” I see is the lies dressed up as analysis that is designed to influence those who don’t understand the detail. Accounting technique discussions especially really clever to the uninitiated.
There may well be trades that look like they’re suspicious but really have no impact. If you’re talking organised crime then let’s see the evidence. It’s way outside my area of operating.

Institutions trade with institutions mate, it’s as simple as that. Not retail.
I was one for 25 years. We bid and offer each other for size thru brokers offline, rarely in the screen, and don’t get spooked by tiny trades, in either direction. And we don’t try to influence each other with “manipulating” trades.
You’d have no idea how hard compliance would come down on you for that. The audit trail would get you the sack for selling when you actually had a buy order in the system.
If you have any evidence of price manipulation let’s see it. And the result of the manipulation?