RE:RE:RE:My op-edIPL 3/15/20 Short 19,411,328
Increase 1797498. Closed for the week at 10.70
IPL 2/29/20 Short 17,613,830
Decr (1654002). " " 19.42
IPL 12/31/19 Short 20,410,109
Incr 1104861 " " 21.76
IPL 11/06/19 Short 17,559,741
Decr (321178) " " 21.24
So during the week where the price dropped in half, the shorts increased by 1.8MM. But the total is still within the range of the past 4 months.
This is a two week report, so unfortunately we'll have to wait until April 3rd to see what happened for last week and next. BTW, shorts are offset by borrowings against accounts with holdings that allow it. In other words, those that bought PDrip shares could well lend them into the market, but the PDrip shares would not enter the market directly to be used for shorts. In any event, maybe 1.5 million shares for the MONTH is peanuts compared to recent volume of perhaps 8 million a DAY. As a side note, the PDrip shares for the Mar 9 dividend probably would have been awarded at a little under 20 dollars.
Also, the big surge in the last 2 days of trade could be institutions stepping up for a bargain; but it could also be short-covering.
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Lastly, a headline from an interview with Paul Craig Roberts last October. (He can be really out there sometimes, but ...)
Oct 13, 2019
"If Impeach-gate Fails, Elites Will Crash Economy to Get Rid of Trump"
Note that the full panic mania mode in the media started in the States.
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And the other day, a different source headline:
"COVID-19: A distraction from Durham probe into Democrats Coup de’ Etat?"
When was the last time you heard anything about the enquiries?