RE:RE:Stock Coverage I don't believe those % are accurate and more of an estimate. F&F category is probably blended in with the retail to some degree as that can't be 100% known and is a guesstimate. Unless brokerages and clearing houses send her a list with everyone's name. I would bet the available float to trade is a lot more. With little to no buying because of the lack of coverage and obsecurity it's hard to know. If several institutions started to submit buy orders with blocks of 1-5 million shares, watch the volume and SP increase, then with a smaller float and everyone holding, the SP goes to new highs as the demand outweighs the supply.
All the major cap stocks issue share buy backs to decrease the float and essentially the supply to boost their SP.
LME has ample investors, insiders and directors selling. The buying is basically being done by long term investors most likely dollar cost averaging in. Everytime we hit new lows I try and buy more, I'm sure others do as well, but the supply outweighs the demand and that's why the SP keeps getting smacked down. Need demand!