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Re:Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went priv... by fractionalhare on Thursday January 28, 2021 @08:21AM (#25941393)
It is not market manipulation for short interest to rise above 100%. It doesn't require anything nefarious. No collusion between institutional investors required either.
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Re:Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went priv... by ballenf on Thursday January 28, 2021 @08:37AM (#25941552)
I agree that neither group manipulated the market.

I referenced the % just as a convenient label for that group of market participants.

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