NYSE - too big to fail

Gamestop trading

Last week surprised nearly everyone... because it was unprecedented. Mass “meme stock” buying campaigns significantly increased collateral deposit requirements on those stocks, which led to industry-wide trading restrictions... on those stocks. And retail investing reached a new level of social relevance. As the “mainstreamification” of investing continues, the “plumbing” powering the system will become more and more relevant to individual investors, too.

- Buying platforms of investor stock remove buy ability on a stock that is up 300% in the day, allowing the price to plummet 200%.

Apparently removing the buy options on a stock, thats already verified to have received even more shorts than what was shorted before this started has been manipulated by the BIG BOYS to allow their hedge funds to continue to short GME while removing buyers ability to continue purchasing the stock.

TOO BIG TO FAIL hedge funds double down on manipulated stock price with shorts on its $343 price, knowing no one is able to keep purchasing the stock and will eventually reverse their 17B in losses into record gains.

The short squeeze hasn't happened yet. if buyers were to keep buying GME and hitting $1000, the losses on the hedge funds would quadruple, hitting 70 billion in losses, collapsing all financial hedge funds who have any interest in GME stock.

GME still shorted 140% of its outstanding shares.

Anyone care to chip in on how unethical it is to artificially reduce the stock price, buy removing the regular retail investor a chance to buy the stock.
bobmidnight's Avatar
Buying up shares in a company whose stock price is un-tethered to it's ability to turn a profit is always a good idea. Why not go all in? What could go wrong?
Next Best Thing's Avatar
Buying up shares in a company whose stock price is un-tethered to it's ability to turn a profit is always a good idea. Why not go all in? What could go wrong? Originally Posted by bobmidnight
But it usually works.

Not saying this applies to you but the overwhelming majority of people have no idea what a short or a short squeeze is, even after it been in the news for a half a week.
Buying up shares in a company whose stock price is un-tethered to it's ability to turn a profit is always a good idea. Why not go all in? What could go wrong? Originally Posted by bobmidnight
The stock market hasn’t been tied to profits since George bush allowed the market to collapse in 2008, Amazon didn’t make a profit for 15 years and still when sky high in price, all stocks perform according to revenue.
bobmidnight's Avatar
But it usually works.

Not saying this applies to you but the overwhelming majority of people have no idea what a short or a short squeeze is, even after it been in the news for a half a week. Originally Posted by Next Best Thing

It works, right up until it doesn't. Eventually, as sure as night follows day, some people will get killed in their positions.
offshoredrilling's Avatar
But it usually works.

Not saying this applies to you but the overwhelming majority of people have no idea what a short or a short squeeze is, even after it been in the news for a half a week. Originally Posted by Next Best Thing
short squeeze ????
ya gave her a hug and ya squeeze the goods. But she didn't like so it was to short of time????
It works, right up until it doesn't. Originally Posted by bobmidnight
Nice to see someone channeling their inner Wakeup...
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Nice to see someone channeling their inner Wakeup... Originally Posted by Paulie Rockstar
That's low dude.
fuckin jimmie bobhighnoon
Zollner's Avatar
It works, right up until it doesn't. Eventually, as sure as night follows day, some people will get killed in their positions. Originally Posted by bobmidnight
Really enjoyed seeing some Hedge Fund sleazeballs getting DINGED Bigtime!
Kama's a bitch.
Unique_Carpenter's Avatar
It was amusing.
Two closing thoughts:
The big funds can cover their collateral deposit requirements. The little guys can't. Which is why the political noise about Robinhood shut off when that was mentioned.
Then,
The big boys are now aware they had, yes had, an opening in their buy/sell computer programs on this type of issue. So now they are (some are at the not quite there yet) prepared for defensive activity.

Seriously, no one can trade quicker than one of the big outfits software, if that software doesn't have a hole in it. Which was proven.

Last, at one point Senvest had 5% of Gamestock, they made 700 million.
Zollner's Avatar
We live in interesting times.
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...Seriously, no one can trade quicker than one of the big outfits software.... Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter
They do this shit for real, also. 24X7X365. WIth pro's that know what they are doing, even if it is fucked up.

They mighta had a "hole." But they filled it in, adjusted their positions, and made out in the end.

Even if a fund becomes untenable, they just "close" it. And open another.

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