Good morning, Hostastock,
May I offer an alternative reading of the news blackout for your consideration:
1. The fact that there has not been news of any further borrowing after the small net borrowing the last time is something to be encouraged about. This may actually be a profitable quarter going on right now (though being given a clue about sales would be nice).
2. The "painting" activity on both the low and high side towards the end of many trading days makes it look to me like the manipulation is purposed to keep the stock within a defined range (roughly 2.5 cents to 3.5 cents). That might be consistent with the likelihood that the company is seriously negotiating for an equity infusion, which is what they said they were doing last May (then the best equity infusion imaginable, albeit on a small scale, came with the forced conversion of the Gotama loan at the rate of 15 cents per share). I would think that negotiations with an equity investor would be less complicated when the stock is being stabilized.
3. Last year around this time the stock was being beaten into a pulp by tax-loss selling, presumably by the unfortunate folks who had been caught in the pump and dump of Spring 2014. This year has nothing like that going on. The silver lining last year was that the stock rose by 75% during the afternoon of December 31 when there was no selling pressure left. I wonder what will happen at the end of this year. It would not shock me if some of the folks who are "taking their medicine" with many/most marijuana stocks would reinvest their proceeds into a non-marijuana play like VHUB.
Anyway, best wishes for the season and good fortune in your business and investing activities!
