Yes, yes and yes. Great post. MMs knew shares were coming to market. They jumped retail to try and clear as much of their hole as they could by jumping retail.
Compress pps to get retail to sell, that didn’t work. Create FUD to get retail to not buy, that didn’t work. Create volume to mask hidden trades and jumps, that’s been their game plan since NR hates well informed retail share holders and aware management to their games.

MMs knew the company needed funds and shares would convert to market so they changed their tactics to gobble up as much as they could to either clear real short shares, naked short shares or just accumulate knowing news is likely soon and reap the rewards lifted from wanting retail as they always have.

Boom.