I dont think it is being manipulatedACST is small market cap and bit ‘potential’ I think are the 2 reasons this stock is going up and down while smaller investors grapple with balancing their fear with their greed.
If it were being manipulated, it would be pretty obvious soon if once records are updated that large holders have shifted their positions one way or another and if they had (e.g. between mid Dec and Jan) in a way that reflected the results of P3 this stock would be ruined and people would be investigated for insider trading.
I am of the camp that this is currently a volatile small cap which is being heavily day traded, too many stop losses being set and an occasional fool selling at market, I am not sure there are enough available shares to keep this stable in the short term.
I think the Company has great promise, I have a modest holding that I am going to hang on to.