"notice there is nothing they CANT MUCK with" M
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Maybe I can add some guidance there which will help you and other investors enormously....
PTOI, and every single financial investment regardless of type, is worth exactly the sum of the future cash flows returned to the investor, discounted by that investor's required rate of return.
For example if an investor requires a 10% annual return and a hypothetical investment returns $100 this year and $100 for each of the next two years then is exhausted, that investment is worth exactly $100 + $90.91 + $82.64 ... or $273.55.
You need to understand that concept and commit it to memory. That's the discounted cash flow (DCF) model and how it applies to you as an investor. It's the building block of all you will ever need to know about investing in stocks.
If you think PTOI's price is being "mucked" with and if you feel PTOI's future cash flows back to you will be substantial then don't lament--instead buy all you can! You don't have to worry whether the price is artificially suppressed. If you are convinced that Mr. Bordynuik's claims about $10/bbl crude oil are true, you should be loading up the boat with all you can afford. Keep in mind, however, that a stock which will never pay any dividends nor return any money to investors is truly worth exactly $0.00.