I suppose if I wanted to really load up for the long term or gain controlling interest, I would play this kind of game too. I can't say this is the most responsible or moral way to do things, but those qualities are rare in the business world anyway.
Step 1: Drive the stock price to dizzying heights to promote normal profit taking.
Step 2: Aggressively dilute shares to myself, thus dropping the price like a rock.
Step 3: Step 1 + 2 in turn trigger the automatic computerized shorting by AABA, downward velocity continues. Interested party continues to load up.
The excessive shorting seems to be a by-product of the other events. Looking back at the lack of positive sentiment yesterday, the share price increase, and the obvious momo destruction by AABA, yesterdays action could be attributed to some short covering. I don't think AABA is going to let it go until every share is covered...assuming they intend to ever stop shorting.
IMO
