We need to look past the naysayers and determine, for ourselves, what the current price increase represents. I am of the opinion that there are technical reasons that Steem/SBD are rising. Of course, there are some who will attempt to take advantage of the rise...and that's ok - ROI is what so many of us are interested in and there is nothing wrong with that.

In summary, if you are a 'pump and dump' fanatic, then you are only looking at the short term. Those of us who are looking at Steem/SBD for the long term, we understand that short term anomalies are not important, especially when the fundamentals are strong and the community is overwhelmingly supportive.