I'm following along with you when you say that IYO it's not shorting that's moving the PPS; I'm not sure what you're saying in the second part of the message. A low float can certainly make a stock more volatile, but not necessarily downward. Can you elaborate?
FWIW: I also added today at $4.80.
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