I'm using wash notices and keeping track of shares issued to...

I'm using wash notices and keeping track of shares issued to family and friends. APT has significantly less shares issued on a regular basis. Are you trying to suggest that incessant wash notices/share issues have NO effect on price?

That's like thinking the market cap is reflective of a company's value. Market cap can be increased in a heartbeat by issuing more shares (simple price x shares = MC). That wouldn't reflect any increased value in the company, only an increase in issued shares. Z1P could issue 9 billion shares today, and the market cap would increase by 66 billion. Means absolutely nothing without market depth.

IF as per your scenario, Z1P consolidated shares 1:10 and there were only 54 million, we'd see reduced liquidity and (no brainer) a huge price spike. If new shares are being printed to family members, then dumped on the market every 5 minutes - the price will stay flat, or go down. It's not rocket science.