Do not put much into any bids or asks before the bell for trading rings.
As I interpret it, someone wanted the price to go up and had the money/shares to back it up. The sp was down a bit a day ago and very down many days ago. That someone probably filled up on those cheaper shares and wants to sell them.
The 51 cent range was a mile stone, some of the chart believers here might confirm this?. I happen to believe that charts are being used to set levels of getting on or off the shares and the rest of us are being played by those means so they can make some measly profits while we wait.

So much from Ed, peanuts or pretzels anyone?.