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Re:The Reddit GME short squeeze game plan (143 days old) by caseysoftware on Saturday January 30, 2021 @12:30PM (#25970975)
*GME

You're right. There was a concerted effort in the last week claiming that the hedge funds had closed their short positions. Turns out, a few had so GME went from 140% shorted way down to 130% shorted when historically, 25% is considered "high".

I hope someone looks into the hedge funds and the talking heads who spread this misinformation.

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Re:The Reddit GME short squeeze game plan (143 days old) by mike00632 on Saturday January 30, 2021 @12:44PM (#25971110)
Where are you getting those % values? And on what basis do you make the suggestion that Melvin still has a short?
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Re:The Reddit GME short squeeze game plan (143 days old) by caseysoftware on Saturday January 30, 2021 @12:50PM (#25971171)
1. The numbers are cited in almost every analysis of the situation this week. They've also been cited on WSB for months. Don't be lazy.

2. I didn't say any specific firm. I only know the aggregate numbers and the specifics on a couple and they're not one of them.

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Re:The Reddit GME short squeeze game plan (143 days old) by mike00632 on Saturday January 30, 2021 @01:05PM (#25971314)
1) Yes, I specifically pointed out that these numbers are being circulated everywhere. They are baseless and intentionally misleading. It might even amount to a crime. It matters that you can't vouch for these numbers despite repeating them yourself.

2) You intentionally used language that casts doubt on the only well-sourced statement, that Melvin got rid of their short position. If you're going to be so skeptical then I want to know why. If you think that CNBC is colluding with hedgefunds and intentionally publishing misinformation then I want to know why you are suggesting that.

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Re:The Reddit GME short squeeze game plan (143 days old) by PartiallyTyped on Saturday January 30, 2021 @03:55PM (#25972901)
How about this?

https://financhill.com/most-heavily-shorted-stocks-today

250% of floating shares.

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Re:The Reddit GME short squeeze game plan (143 days old) by mike00632 on Saturday January 30, 2021 @08:17PM (#25974767)
Wow! That cite has a lot of numbers! They even explain what a short is! It's like one-stop shopping for misinfo on how to devastate your finances.
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Re:The Reddit GME short squeeze game plan (143 days old) by PartiallyTyped on Monday February 01, 2021 @02:50PM (#25992839)
More numbers

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/are-these-the-best-heavily-s...

121% short.

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Re:The Reddit GME short squeeze game plan (143 days old) by PartiallyTyped on Sunday January 31, 2021 @05:04AM (#25977635)
More sources follow along then to shortsight and ortex for more numbers. https://isthesqueezesquoze.com/
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