Why the obsession?
NinoBrownCMB over on Stocktwits (where my username is growacet) has posted some screen shots of some article he found which seems to imply I'm part of some dark conspiracy that's spreading false and/or misleading information in some short and distort scheme.
Its not true, but I can understand why a person might think that, I do go over the top in commenting on Vuzix.
Its not the first time either, when Ziopharm Pharma got pumped up around $15 in 2014 or so I did the same thing, later it was a company called Sky-Mobil (MOBI was the symbol). Going back more than 10 years ago a company called Adzone Research satisfied my OCD itch.
I also get my ego engaged...and when I see pumpers making bogus claims I'm not shy about going toe to toe with them. Believe it not I enjoy it, even if I don't have any skin in the game. Some people OCD over who the starting QB should be for the NY Jets or other sports related discussion. With me its garbage stocks and claims of grandeur designed to encourage investment in vehicles of dubious and often non-existent value.
People do get hurt by pumpers. I lost a close friend, he played the market hard and went too far...convinced that dark forces were behind some stocks falling, rather than the fact that they were simply garbage.
That's the truth, but I expect some won't accept it....and I get that. Confirmation bias is almost universal....someone who bought Vuzix at $10+ would have to admit that it was overvalued, easier to buy in to a conspiracy theory.
That's not to say short & distort scams aren't out there....but the typical targets are viable and profitable companies from what I've seen, or Pharma companies with a drug that eventually does lead to a buyout, Relyspa comes immediately to mind.
Peace.
If you want to taste the fruit, you have to go out on a limb. But if you wait for the herd to move out on the limb....the branch tends to snap.
