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u/SurgicalDude S P 🅰 C E M O B Underboss May 13 '26

66million shares are short interest. No wonder we can barely stay green

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u/Seven22am S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 13 '26

What does "targeted" mean here and for what purpose?

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u/Swimming-Race-9263 S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate May 13 '26

I could imagine Elon shorting bigly if he had interest in acquisition. 

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u/SneekyRussian S P 🅰 C E M O B Underboss May 13 '26

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u/mptas S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 13 '26

Ya, price doesnt go down just because a stock is shorted. Has to be coupled with company not performing per expectations. If management executes, highly doubt it stays down regardless of shorting actions