RE:manipulationall stocks are manipulated, that's how, unfortuantley it works. check out blue chips, Manulife, 3M, watch they flow. Mutual fund companies buy in and sell then buy in. , If your mutual fund make 10 to 15 % in ayear, you'd be happy. If Your company pension plan makes 10-15%a year you'd be happy. How does that fund make it? They buy and sell, when up even 5-10%, it goes down, then they buy back . over 12 months they get their 10-15%,,in & out. look at the charts of blue chips.