It seems there is a correlation. Fudders come out in force when a coin is dropping in price. They stop when prices are going up. I don't know if they do that because they want to buy more at the lows. Or they are proven mistaken when the price and high and can't dispute the high price because they will look foolish if they do so. Anyway, Verge has proven to be quite resilient and is keeping its new status as one of the top dogs of the privacy coins.