Just to add on more point about manipulation.... It just does not matter in the short or long term if you have a plan for your investment... Manipulation is the "Ghost in the Machine" that is present in all equities... Shorts manipulate and so do Longs. As long as the Manipulation is part of the legal trading strategies that exist in the system, it is a fairly even playing field, and is why having a plan for buying and selling an equity is most important.... Just because a stock is actively traded up or down doesn't make it bad. Volatility breeds opportunity...