CPA: My fellow contrarian--I had to reach for a towel to mop up the sarcasm and cynicism that dripped from your post. You may be exactly right and I have no idea otherwise.
Historically, though, big news has not come from these forums, if memory serves, which makes me think it may be something else in play.
Throughout our long history, there have always been unexplained rises in price and volume. We always thought once a little time passed, we'd know the reasons. In fact, there have been many such incidences for which we never found explanations.
You may be right--time will tell.
Bluefang