I hear you, I bought a couple hundred more at $1.17 this morning. I did not try to shave a penny either but if your volume of shares bought is a lot bigger than mine…
If you are buying a few thousand shares, I agree. These guys are accumulating a lot of shares. If they bought on the ask, the price would go up well more than a penny. As long as there's people willing to sell at the bid, why would you push the price up?