Short Positions

[Putncalls]

These articles really suffered from steep declining marginal returns. You can fool some people some of the time, but not all people all the time (or perhaps only in North Korea). Most of the big holders stayed put, or added, with the occasional new whale appearing. For all the shorting done lately, what have they to show for that? They're all under water at these levels. I don't know to what extent they've hedged (in itself not cheap), and I take comfort from other situations (Tesla, FSLR) with a big short count that these situations can be reversed on fundamental news. The present rally might even being caused by funds seeking out this weakness at least to some extent. It has been a bit of a theme in the markets of late. I've always argued they're not all powerful and I don't see reasons to change opinion yet.

shorting FSLR and Tesla Can be justified. Shorting IOC is justified by fiction.

[admin]

Every short can be justified, put, people are free to do with their money whatever they like, but not all justifications pan out.. Ask those FSLR and Tesla shorts..