Why doc? There are services that base their strategies on shorting stocks! Why because they know that the penny market is full of frightened people who heard all the negatives, & know the particular stock in mind is on shaky grounds, technically speaking, with many who are trading on shoestring capital & hope that it will sink faster than it rose! The Penny market has a good share of fast traders, and short sellers, who give good companies little respect, thinking that they might be scammers as well! Well, while some companies have little financing ability, there are those, like BHRT, who have good financing, & a GREAT product line! Now, there is always a chance for catastrophic failure, but that holds true for large, well known companies as well, with shareholders left holding the bag for 1,000s of dollars when that occurs! And who makes out well in those situations??