Baboriley:  "The larger than normal volume could be as a result of disappointment due to no announcement re Tranche 2, which would make more sense, given the slight decrease in price. "

Baboriley, just a guess but I can't help wondering if the combined effect of "no announcement re: Tranche 2" and no announcement re: the 8th component of the OI platform together feed the lack of advancement in the share price.  Considering that the News Release on 23 September 2019 made a definite statement about POET's near term future in that POET   "Outlined its product roadmap and business outlook, with completion of the platform building blocks for 400G optical engines by the end of 2019".

Most of us remain positive about the future near and far term for POET, however I think it is clear to see that an observer not already invested in POET might view with some disenchantment these two situations for POET and that such disenchantment might be a factor in preventing or at least slowing down influx of new investor money   into POET. 

Hopefully both of these situations will be resolved during January, 2020 so we can see manifest a reality that justifies our collective optimism.  Anticipation is still the main entree on the POET investor menue as we proceed on into 2020.  It is what it is.