That would be market manipulation[1] and a violation of the Exchange Act[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_manipulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wik

That would be market manipulation[1] and a violation of the Exchange Act[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_manipulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_manipulation [2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/78i https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/78i