Some of the rabid bashers elsewhere are not member
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There are gangs of individual traders, and the gangs have leaders who decide which stocks to pump and/or dump. I know this for a fact because at the other site, two different gangs PM'ed me asking me to join them. I suppose I should be flattered that one of them said they were inviting me because they like the way I write, but actually I'm insulted that they'd think I'm a crook like them.
Anyway, I think that some of these gangs watch to see what the other gangs are doing so they can pile on (knowing that there are already people attacking the stock). And also, when they see an obvious concerted and coordinated effort like the Mako SA article followed by the Rosen BS "lawsuit," they follow those actions too.
There is ample evidence that members of these secondary trading gangs have covered and gone long. One need only look at the sudden bullish cheerleading from some of the most virulent bashers to know that THEY have changed direction.
As AlanC says, that doesn't necessarily mean that the actual criminal cabal that really orchestrated this has covered. But lots of the lesser criminals have indeed covered and gone long, based on what they're posting.