There are some instances where the price will shoot up.
I've noticed that, at the beginning of the day, frequently 100 shares will exchange hands and drop the price by 5-10%. I always laugh at that tape-painting.
However, I think that you're right there isn't much of that little game going on... at least nothing so severe as to shake anyone out of shares.
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