Nothing to be sad about Worker122, unless you have a short term, day to day view.
The shorting and manipulation, makes the ride more bumpy, but also adds to the perceived value, when it goes wrong and launches the share price into a higher trading range.
The "Mercedes event" was one of those and if it wasn't for extremely bad macro economic conditions, caused by just
one dick head and his imperialistic ambitions, then we would probably still be trading in the $1.70 to $2 range.
Most probably higher, with all the developments that have occurred since then.
The 3rd quarter was a major stumbling block, for the short sighted (and a major tool for shorters) but even that would have most probably been, a lot better, if the year had started differently for the World.
Shorter pain, on good Companies, is only ever going to be short term.
The joy from their mistakes, is much longer lasting.