"If there are enough shares for sale at the bidding price of the buyer,..."
But why should someone, who wants or has to sell, "fix" his sellings price in a certain range?
We are speaking about a lot of shares ( I assume, the board purchased around 1,5 million shares since last thursday), so normally this positive pressure would have taken the shareprice up (provided the seller is a "normal" seller and the market makers are not "prepared").
No, for me it's just another sign, that the shareprice is under total control - my mantra since March 2006...lol
Happy Thanksgiving to you in the US!