FWIW I suspected that the pps was purposely being driven kept down for the purpose of accumulating at lowest possible price. Yesterday I received some proof of it. When there was no action, the MMs rattled of several 200 share trades in quick succession so that anyone thinking of selling might do so. They did this more than once yesterday. The purpose is to get people to believe real transactions are taking place and stifle any upturn. I also believe the ask price is at times artificial. Have been nonitoring the price action closely for some time now, so these comments are not exactly speculation. All IMHO. GLTA