Neiltrader, I want to take a minute of both your time and mine to commend your viewpoint which has, after reflection, impacted my own. I had been of the belief, which I now admit to be mistaken, that all of the "villains" were playing on the same team, unified in their joint endeavor to shaft the regular investors/speculators who play in this pond. It hadn't dawned on me that there could be separate and competing camps among the villains and that the villainous bears (such as those who tread outside whatever the rules may be in regard to short selling) could be every bit as corrupt as the villainous bulls (the pump and dump boiler factories). Good luck in your endeavors, and may you win your battles against all the corrupt players, whatever the angle they may be playing. I always appreciate learning something new in my old age!
