Four days ago, volume of 500,000 shares would have been notable. In fact there were many 100,000 share days and shorts were able to manage any upward bias trends since the buying pressure was minimal except on certain one day occassions. Admittedly the last few days have seen an uptick in volume -- but these levels won't last forever and at some point we will be back to the 5 million + shorts providing some downside protection and potential fuel upward.