It was clearly a coordinated, purposeful attack.
This could be the work of someone who spotted an opportunity, perhaps seeing that the accumulation had been done by a single player with limited backing, or...
I dialed a number.
"Hello?"
"Jack?" Sam answered on the other side.
"Did you see what happened to Monster Beverage?" I asked him.
"I'm aware," he replied and then I heard a female voice in the background. "Is it Jack?"
"Yes." Sam whispered.
It was Mia in the background, I realized.
"Sam, are you listening?"
"Yes."
"Can you tell me when was the last time you spoke with any of your siblings?"
"My siblings? I spoke with Dylan, like... a month ago."
"Did you mention any of your stock market plays to him?"
There was a pause on the line.
"...you think he did something? He doesn't have the financial means to go this far…"