IMO, There also may be instances where a company CEO provides false and misleading excuses for why a company's stock price has decreased. For instance, this CEO may claim that the price decrease is a temporary condition resulting from the activities of bashers or short sellers. The CEO may hope to use this disinformation to move the price back up so they can dump their own stock at higher prices. Often, the price decrease is a result of the company's poor performance or financial situation rather than the reasons provided by the CEO.