Signs a stock is targeted for short & distort manipulation

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From Wikipedia

"Short and distort" is a type of securities fraud in which Internet investors short sell a stock and then spread negative rumors about the company in an attempt to drive down stock prices.[1][2] Cell phones and text-based messaging are the primary tools for the people committing "short and distort" as they tend to hide the source of the information.[citation needed]
It is often performed as a form of naked short selling in which stock is sold without being borrowed and without any intent to borrow.[3][4] Once the stock price has declined, the investor uses the proceeds of the initial sale to buy a larger number of the company's shares than sold originally. Some of the newly purchased stock is used to fulfill the short-selling contract; the remaining shares are then offered for sale, which causes an additional decline in the company's share price.
During the takeover of The Bear Stearns Companies by J.P. Morgan Chase in March 2008, reports swirled that short sellers were spreading rumors to drive down Bear Stearns' share price.[5] United States Senator Christopher Dodd said this was more than rumors and said, "This is about collusion."[6] Chase was victimized by a similar "short and distort" scheme six years earlier when rumors arose about its purported relationship with Enron.[7]