In my idealistic hindsight, I would say that Jacky really should have put it to the shorts with the buyback and a one time dividend to force the squeeze and get the shorts off of our back once and for all. I always felt that is an obligation of a company that has a high short interest and lots of free cash.
That said, it really isn't playing out that bad so far, and I take a more optimistic view of February. This has brought out into the open the entire short debate that most here have been tense about for over a year now, and what they brought was weak and will be eclipsed by the 10k and dividend. It will also open the door for the institutions that wouldn't touch the stock with the uncertainty of a staggaring short interest.
I think it is quite probable that we build up steadily from here(ish) and set a nice new base that no longer has the fear of a fraud smear built into it by the end of this month. I also believe that continued 10q's with massive growth will provide more sustainable price jumps now that everything is in the open.
Wildcard - If Jacky played this whole scenario really well we could set new highs by the end of this month.
Playing it well would include a nice mix or all of the following-
-leaking the 10k this week
-going higher, even if only slightly, than planned on the divy
-buying back shares now and announcing it at the 10k
-be overtly transparent about the current cash balance of the company, sort of a "here's our cash, in your face"
-get more agressive about FY2011 guidance
-give us a formal, tasty tidbit on SWITOW potential and tourist buses
-announce an intention to renew the 2012 exclucivity contract early
