"since fund traders can trade by the second and create the illusion of buying and selling with last minute cancellations, how do we know that it's anything other than manipulation?"

Oh, I hate illusions and manipulation... if that's true... then I'm glad. I'm still holding out for more than 10 cents a pop. This is not the most exciting stock I own compared to my others. But I gotten in at a larger share cuz of the price level. Hoping to see higher gains from UC for the new year!!