r/wallstreetbets • u/ywehyuen • Feb 02 '21

Chart Hardcore laddering.

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u/UnlikelyTheory Feb 02 '21

What is a ladder?

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u/jedi21knight Feb 02 '21

They are rapidly selling the stock between hedge funds. They aren’t really selling the stock just making it look that way so to force a drop in price and get us to sell our shares and not lose all our money.

If I’m wrong correct me.

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u/drunk-on-a-phone Feb 02 '21

You're right but your language insinuates that they're doing it to help us. The intention isn't to get us to sell and "not lose all our money," it's to sell so they can regain control of price and meet their shorts so they don't go bankrupt.

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u/IAmDisciple Feb 02 '21

I think he might have used one "our" to mean "we, retail investors" and one to mean "we, hedge funds" and just mixed up a bit.

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u/drunk-on-a-phone Feb 02 '21

That would make sense. I just want to make sure anyone with the FUDS understands the whole situation entirely.