Fact- Bashing of stocks is done all over the internet
Are all of these people wasting their time and efforts? Are hedge funds insane for employing these people? I have personally followed stocks where the same bashers are preying upon a given stock for more than 13 years now and counting. Are these people out of their minds? Of course not!
This argument that negative sentiment on stock message boards doesn't have an effect on share price is LUDICROUS!
Is it easier to scare a shareholder into selling a stock than it is to persuade a new investor to buy a given stock? Of course it is! I rest my case! Jeeeeesh!