12-08-2012, 01:09 PM
Note to harp on the negative, but,.... here's the weekly historical closing prices since Sept 10 (from Yahoo Finance):
Mon Dec 3, 2012 52.18
Mon Nov 26, 2012 55.66
Mon Nov 19, 2012 59.82
Mon Nov 12, 2012 62.57
Mon Nov 5, 2012 65.11
Wed Oct 31, 2012 64.84
Mon Oct 22, 2012 66.58
Mon Oct 15, 2012 70.40
Mon Oct 8, 2012 76.45
Mon Oct 1, 2012 77.20
Mon Sep 24, 2012 77.26
Mon Sep 17, 2012 81.68
Mon Sep 10, 2012 86.80
My 'keen' analytical mind sees a pattern ! We have had only 1 up week (up 27 cents from Oct 31st to Nov 5th) - other than that the stock has been relentlessly crushed. We may never know who engineered this spike and smack-down, but, you cannot convince me that this is normal market "price discovery" !!! So, you can call it anything you want (manipulation!?!), but, someone with more money than you or I wanted the price of this stock to be down in the doldrums during this critical negotiating time frame. Just sayin'.....
Mon Dec 3, 2012 52.18
Mon Nov 26, 2012 55.66
Mon Nov 19, 2012 59.82
Mon Nov 12, 2012 62.57
Mon Nov 5, 2012 65.11
Wed Oct 31, 2012 64.84
Mon Oct 22, 2012 66.58
Mon Oct 15, 2012 70.40
Mon Oct 8, 2012 76.45
Mon Oct 1, 2012 77.20
Mon Sep 24, 2012 77.26
Mon Sep 17, 2012 81.68
Mon Sep 10, 2012 86.80
My 'keen' analytical mind sees a pattern ! We have had only 1 up week (up 27 cents from Oct 31st to Nov 5th) - other than that the stock has been relentlessly crushed. We may never know who engineered this spike and smack-down, but, you cannot convince me that this is normal market "price discovery" !!! So, you can call it anything you want (manipulation!?!), but, someone with more money than you or I wanted the price of this stock to be down in the doldrums during this critical negotiating time frame. Just sayin'.....