{"id":3810,"date":"2014-02-05T15:14:33","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T15:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=3810"},"modified":"2014-02-05T15:14:37","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T15:14:37","slug":"imd-companies-inc-otcmktsicbu-pumps-and-hype-finally-yield-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/articles\/imd-companies-inc-otcmktsicbu-pumps-and-hype-finally-yield-results\/","title":{"rendered":"IMD Companies, Inc. (OTCMKTS:ICBU) Pumps and Hype Finally Yield Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ICBU_chart.png\"After an uphill struggle that stretched through most of January, yesterday IMD Companies, Inc. (OTCMKTS:ICBU<\/a>) finally exploded. The slow volume accumulation and choppy upward movement escalated in a full-blown frenzy and ICBU<\/a> closed the day 166% up on unprecedented volume. <\/p>\n

Obviously, ‘marijuana’ is the word of the new year, as ICBU<\/a> decided to join the ever-growing ranks of pot stocks. The company announced its intentions to make a move in the sector back in late December. Come January, ICBU<\/a> started pelting its previously quiet PR feed with acquisition news. The pump emails followed suit.<\/p>\n

Starting on January 9, which was also the day of the first pot-sector acquisition news from ICBU<\/a>, nearly 30 pump emails targeting ICBU<\/a> have been sent to date. The first few touts were free but were followed by paid pumps from Stock Freak and Stock Publisher with at least two separate paying parties.<\/p>\n

The combination of tout emails and news focusing on marijuana had an immediate effect on ICBU<\/a> stock, kicking it into heavy trading. ICBU<\/a> went from days with zero daily share volume in December to millions of shares traded per day.<\/p>\n

What do the books say about ICBU<\/a>? Not a lot that could rouse such wild enthusiasm. The last published report of the company covers the quarter ended September 2013 and contains the following:<\/p>\n