As the detective and a few others have pointed out earlier it is called painting the tape. Is it misleading? Absolutely!! Will it make MJNA books look better? Absolutely!!
These are the types of things that a shady company does to get investors to buy in. Hope I am wrong but it does seem rather coincidental that it happens on the first day of the new quarter.
Prediction: Someone will take the time to explain this to the public on Seeking Alpha if it happens...
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