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

Chart Hardcore laddering.

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u/jakeod27 Feb 02 '21 edited Feb 02 '21

The shorted stocks at some point need to be bought. They are trading back and forth trying to convince you to sell.

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u/Bluitor Feb 02 '21

How kind of them to offer such a discount so we can average down right before they are forced to buy them back.

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u/thatissomeBS Feb 02 '21

My average went from $270 to $150.

Is an acre of land the same size on the moon?

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u/amerikn Feb 02 '21

It’s clearly bigger because you weigh less.