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What I don't understand is why when 90% of shares of an IPO held short, the stock still goes UP. {nm}

Posted by: drakkar on Jun 15, 09:04 in response to shadomoon's post I'm not understanding why an IPO will go up or down the...

I'm not understanding why an IPO will go up or down the day after shadomoon Jun 15, 08:21

What I don't understand is why when 90% of shares of an IPO held short, the stock still goes UP. drakkar Jun 15, 09:04

Because only trades made the same day count towards price movement. {nm} RogerMore Jun 15, 10:16

Everyone says "Short $2 IPOs" but frequently they don't actually go down, only the reset traders make money playing the players drakkar Jun 16, 09:44

Examples inside MattW Jun 15, 21:34

No, because in addition to the factors you list there are players taking a quick profit and cashing out (more inside) DTravel Jun 15, 12:50

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