Sykes people shorted it .35 to .28 that same day and did very well
Neither Lebed nor Sykes pumped it, I would have seen their alerts
They read the newsletters to see what is being pumped then follow them; Sykes also relies upon Yahoo % gainers.
SI now has a board for this called Paid Mailers --posts make interesting reading
Lebed has a terrific impact--he apparently reviews the stocks he is asked to promote for pay carefully because ALL of his longs rise immediately and substantially.