Laughable as it may be, yes, that`s part of it, along with what I`m watching happen. I have never witnessed an MM exercise such control, with such discipline. Short covering scenario, maybe; accumulation scenario, more probable IMO. The silly thing about all this is that we`ll probably never know. And that makes MO safe for me, cuz everybody KNOWS that I KNOW nuttin`!

One thing that appears more than obvious: this isn`t ``normal`` market activity causing this action. Week after week with the same MM constantly in play, and a MM that ``advertises`` an ability to acquire leverage by virtue of its name, and its stated specialty of representing large entities (not retail investors).

SGE