monkeybuilt, nobody should have to call BLTA to get "news";
I fundamentally disagree. That is the purpose of BLTA investor relations(or IR from any company for that matter). It is no secret that BLTA is in phase 3 of 121 certification. It is also no secret they have already successfully demonstrated table tops. It is easy to look up the next (2nd to last step) of 121 certification after that...which is a partial evacuation demonstration. The next PR we all expect will be for completion of the partial evac. Now, if an investor would like more granular information on the status of that step, they should contact investor relations of the company...which is what I have done. The reason they say not to believe rumors on message boards is because they are often misquoted. As such I also urge people not to listen to rumors on messageboards (including my posts). They should seek verification as well. Is it possible that the company is telling a lie? Anything is possible. However, if that is the case, they seem to be telling the same lie to every investor that takes the time to speak with them...so I doubt it as that would mean jail time.
As for "shorty" as the excuse for another stock dropping who never seems to show up when a stock is going up; the next OTC Equity Short Interest Report due Tuesday will show minimal shares short for BLTs once again. The only people who could effectively short BLTA would be pp holders shorting against their own positions and covering pre-rise or total collapse. I hope everyone realizes that the most anyone can make shorting a stock is 100% and that is only if that stock goes to zero.
That report is only referring to outstanding short activity. Not the daily short term volume including that executed by "legalish" naked shorting by MMs.