RE:RE:RE:Typical...."Short sellers do exert downward pressure on prices, just like any other sellers. Theyre not malicious, theyre trying to make profits. They have to cover their shorts at some point, so they buy as much as they sell, and push prices up as much as they push them down. They only win if there is genuine bad news about the company. Short-sellers and long investors both buy and sell stock. The only difference is the order, short-sellers sell before they buy, long investors sell after they buy. Neither one pushes the price up or down net."