The Jailhouse

[tchalla]

below, is an example from a recent indictment of a group of stock manipulators that the sec is charging with various stock-related crimes. in the following paragraph, it describes the type of activity that i described on the enzc board as that which has been happening in that stock to create the appearance of volume. the sec uses the term "build the chart" for that kind of activity.

In 2016, Sripetch and Knight engaged in a manipulative cross-trading
scheme in the stock of VMS Rehab Systems, Inc. (“VMS Rehab”) to “build the chart” –
i.e., engaging in manipulative trading, such as wash trades and matched orders, to create
a fictitious, attractive price and volume trading history for the stock – in advance of a
promotional campaign. They built the chart in advance of scalping schemes in order
prime the market and to lend credibility to an imminent or incipient promotional
campaign.