My guess is they're trying to cover their tracks for editing that last article that incriminates the SEC, NYSE, and SDNY.

My second guess is that they're trying to manipulate Aladdin to keep the price down due to warrant exposure on all those calls that expire this week. They're probably not too keen on being forced to deliver hundreds of thousands of warrants.The call chain is very light from next week through November so perhaps they'll let it run then.