Just a guess, but we all know that penny companies are about 90% crap and that these ceo's only pump then sell shares, make their million or so and do it again and again.
The last few years with all the new rules (FINRA) and with the new head of the SEC (Mary Jo White), the gov't wants all the lost revenue from NSS, and these other criminal activities. Why appoint her the new SEC head with her history unless you are serious about getting your hands on the cash. U.S. markets have lost too much credibility and I suspect they figure they better fix it so its meal ticket engine can get back to maximum output. Independent analysis from people who are actually honest and not part of the problem have put numbers just on naked short selling at 18 trillion annually. Note that since she was announced, the dow is now pushing past 14,000. Been awhile, maybe those who are way short are re-thinking their positions? Who knows? The Fed pumping up the money supply by at least 40 billion a month, a strong tide to swim against by any measure.
Anyway, wouldn't you want your hands on a part of that cash. Whoever said everyone in gov't was dumb? Should be interesting this year. The game is about to be changed I think since a new signal is being sent. People like Milken, Madoff, Sanford, Corzine, etc are just small potatoes. Time to go after the big money.
Could be why volume is doing a different dance.
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