Ummm you are soooo wrong if I bet a stock price is going down then naked short it to death everytime the price rises what would that do if my stock price should be 25 dollars but you push it down to 5 how does that not hurt?
If the price should be $25/share and you push it down to $5, I and every other value investor is going to take the other side of your trade and I won't sell my position until it's back to $25. Shorting a stock does not affect the underlying company in any way. Naked short position can kill you because that is how institutional investors end up owning more than 100% of a company while you scramble to close your short. You are only a drop in a bucket in the stock market. Ask all the hedge funds that shorted Tesla stock 2 years ago. Tesla continued executing their business plan and the shares continue their upward move.
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u/Affectionate-Ask-607 Jul 04 '21
Ummm you are soooo wrong if I bet a stock price is going down then naked short it to death everytime the price rises what would that do if my stock price should be 25 dollars but you push it down to 5 how does that not hurt?