You're correct - I was too hasty. However, the volume is fairly thin for the last several days. I can't fathom who'd be buying immense amounts of Darkcoin under the circumstances...
Volume in general has been anemic for all alts, yet DRK seems to be a volume leader for what BTC is going around in the altcoin markets. Bitcoin's continued downtrend keeps dragging money out of the alt markets. The more important figure as it relates to DRK is the masternode count as it represents how many 1k blocks of coins are tied up and out of circulation. That number has been steadily climbing and aids in a stronger network for Darksend to function on. People expecting these massive pops on these news releases need to take a step back. None of that is ever good for any security, whether it's crypto or stocks in general. Anything that moves substantially in short order isn't building the necessary support levels for when people ultimately decide to profit take.