I am interested. Perchance the convertible note holders are...

I am interested.

Perchance the convertible note holders are buying shares to forestall a trigger, but if the price rises they might be prepared to sell them while keeping the price high enough to "unlock" the options, producing a damned if we do and damned if we don't situation.

... but I am a newbie (only been at it for 47 years), so where are the references to all the dirty tricks that can be played?

I need to read up.