RE:Who is suppressing the stock? great post and raises the obvious question of who really wants this to remain low for such an insignificant stock as TV? You say someon with a huge short position, but if that were the case they would have had ample opportunity to close their short position. So I am doubtful of that explanation.
As for share volumes, etc., I bought some yesterday and there was no real "shortage" of stock available yesterday. I attribute this to
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1. old timers like you (and me) who have been in this game for a long time and at a lot higher prices are reluctant to pump more money in as we were brought to the brink of the cliff and now have the "fear" cycle gripping us (I am speaking personally);
2. new management continue to take mis-steps and have done little to boost investor confiidence, and
3. the last time I checked I did not see large positions being held by management. That does not exude confidence in the company nor its shares.
As for Glencore I agree that they could have driven this thing into the ground but propped it up and thus also safeguarded their zinc feed.
last point - with zinc hitting $1.63 one does not need a doctorate in economics to predict that this stock, with some attention, will trade north of 50 cents within the next 30 days. Perhaps the CEO and CFO and PR folks can put some effort into getting the word out and earn their multi million dollar salaries!