No, not the market maker playing games. One person with more money than brains decided to drop about $10K, and with this being so thinly traded, the price ran up. Of course, that is a two-edged sword, and one person deciding to liquidate, can also drop the price in like manner.
The only reason the price has been floating up is because the latest marketing campaign has found enough new suckers and Briscoe grabbed a chunk of new toxic debt, so little toxic debt needed to get sold to pay the monthly overhead, relieving downward selling pressure. If you are an idiot, you'll chase this desert mirage higher.