"it's more likely that someone is playing around with with the PPS making it look like something is about to happen (could even be some spoofing) which causes others to buy in anticipation of news (like chwdrhed) or that there really is a PR about to come out and that someone had advance knowledge of it."
Market makers set the PPS and believe it - they don't raise prices to incur losses - now who was that someone that can influence the MM's - give me a break oh wise one.
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