Short Position Continues to Increase And shorts always force the share price downward by daily naked shorting combined with multihouse wash trading .
Which is exactly what we see here.
The reason is to keep the share price depressed for a cheap buyout .
Check MOZ short position for a good example..
V : NFG | 2023-10-31 | 1,598,901 | 364,278 | 179,108,250 | 0.89 |
V : NFG | 2023-10-15 | 1,234,623 | 204,889 | 178,953,250 | 0.69 |
V : NFG | 2023-09-30 | 1,029,734 | 74,648 | 178,953,250 | 0.58 |
V : NFG | 2023-09-15 | 955,086 | 14,181 | 178,860,738 | 0.53 |
V : NFG | 2023-08-31 | 940,905 | 70,152 | 178,251,785 | 0.53 |
V : NFG | 2023-08-15 | 870,753 | -66,204 | 178,251,785 | 0.49 |
V : NFG | 2023-07-31 | 936,957 | 260,478 | 177,811,185 | 0.53 |
V : NFG | 2023-07-15 | 676,479 | -48,286 | 177,470,560 | 0.38 |
V : NFG | 2023-06-30 | 724,765 | -39,113 | 176,768,261 | 0.41 |
V : NFG | 2023-06-15 | 763,878 | 146,684 | 176,383,029 | 0.43 |
V : NFG | 2023-05-31 | 617,194 | -48,506 | 176,086,263 | 0.35 |
V : NFG | 2023-05-15 | 665,700 | -67,861 | 175,731,226 | 0.38 |
V : NFG | 2023-04-30 | 733,561 | -121,495 | 175,699,826 | 0.42 |
V : NFG | 2023-04-15 | 855,056 | 23,324 | 175,597,526 | 0.49 |
V : NFG | 2023-03-31 | 831,732 | 74,962 | 175,377,526 | 0.47 |
V : NFG | 2023-03-15 | 756,770 | 142,354 | 175,377,526 | 0.43 |
V : NFG | 2023-02-28 | 614,416 | -35,717 | 175,377,526 | 0.35 |
V : NFG | 2023-02-15 | 650,133 | 15,053 | 175,377,526 | 0.37 |
V : NFG | 2023-01-31 | 635,080 | 2,358 | 175,377,526 | 0.36 |
V : NFG | 2023-01-15 | 632,722 | 46,413 | 175,377,526 | 0.36 |
V : NFG | 2022-12-31 | 586,309 | -75,234 | 175,377,526 | 0.33 |
V : NFG | 2022-12-15 | 661,543 | -620,478 | 169,021,764 | 0.39 |
V : NFG | 2022-11-30 | 1,282,021 | 143,709 | 169,021,764 | 0.76 |
V : NFG | 2022-11-15 | 1,138,312 | 50,210 | 169,021,764 | 0.67 |
V : NFG | 2022-10-31 | 1,088,102 | -164,068 | 168,887,935 | 0.64 |
V : NFG | 2022-10-15 | 1,252,170 | -5,207 | 169,000,000 | 0.74 |
V : NFG | 2022-09-30 | 1,257,377 | 82,175 | 168,674,935 | 0.75 |
V : NFG | 2022-09-15 | 1,175,202 | 7,075 | 168,587,535 | 0.70 |
V : NFG | 2022-08-31 | 1,168,127 | -22,585 | 168,287,535 | 0.69 |
V : NFG | 2022-08-15 | 1,190,712 | -32,924 | 168,287,535 | 0.71 |
V : NFG | 2022-07-31 | 1,223,636 | 122,794 | 166,521,285 | 0.73 |
V : NFG | 2022-07-15 | 1,100,842 | -108,419 | 166,321,285 | 0.66 |
V : NFG | 2022-06-30 | 1,209,261 | 114,733 | 165,471,285 | 0.73 |
V : NFG | 2022-06-15 | 1,094,528 | 125,570 | 165,471,285 | 0.66 |
V : NFG | 2022-05-31 | 968,958 | -107,614 | 165,469,256 | 0.59 |
V : NFG | 2022-05-15 | 1,076,572 | -24,078 | 165,219,256 | 0.65 |
V : NFG | 2022-04-30 | 1,100,650 | -43,403 | 164,244,845 | 0.67 |
V : NFG | 2022-04-15 | 1,144,053 | 153,769 | 164,244,845 | 0.70 |
V : NFG | 2022-03-31 | 990,284 | 85,281 | 164,244,845 | 0.60 |
V : NFG | 2022-03-15 | 905,003 | -41,412 | 164,244,845 | 0.55 |
V : NFG | 2022-02-28 | 946,415 | 60,479 | 164,230,700 | 0.58 |
V : NFG | 2022-02-15 | 885,936 | -10,058 | 164,230,700 | 0.54 |
V : NFG | 2022-01-31 | 895,994 | 218,675 | 164,230,700 | 0.55 |
V : NFG | 2022-01-15 | 677,319 | 63,579 | 164,230,700 | 0.41 |
V : NFG | 2021-12-31 | 613,740 | 51,768 | 164,205,700 | 0.37 |
V : NFG | 2021-12-15 | 561,972 | 57,528 | 164,192,392 | 0.34 |
V : NFG | 2021-11-30 | 504,444 | -322,123 | 158,733,569 | 0.32 |
V : NFG | 2021-11-15 | 826,567 | 681,653 | 158,717,778 | 0.52 |
V : NFG | 2021-10-31 | 144,914 | -129,296 | 158,717,778 | 0.09 |
V : NFG | 2021-10-15 | 274,210 | 119,808 | 158,717,028 | 0.17 |
V : NFG | 2021-09-30 | 154,402 | -10,888 | 158,717,028 | 0.10 |
V : NFG | 2021-09-15 | 165,290 | 109,905 | 153,652,528 | 0.11 |
V : NFG | 2021-08-31 | 55,385 | -479,509 | 153,652,528 | 0.04 |
V : NFG | 2021-08-15 | 534,894 | -49,666 | 152,695,528 | 0.35 |
V : NFG | 2021-07-31 | 584,560 | -117,934 | 151,910,971 | 0.38 |
V : NFG | 2021-07-15 | 702,494 | 32,223 | 151,722,221 | 0.46 |
V : NFG | 2021-06-30 | 670,271 | 46,635 | 151,684,721 | 0.44 |
V : NFG | 2021-06-15 | 623,636 | -414,911 | 151,217,603 | 0.41 |
V : NFG | 2021-05-31 | 1,038,547 | 211,714 | 151,217,603 | 0.69 |
V : NFG | 2021-05-15 | 826,833 | 390,541 | 151,217,603 | 0.55 |
V : NFG | 2021-04-30 | 436,292 | 360,965 | 151,136,353 | 0.29 |
V : NFG | 2021-04-15 | 75,327 | 15,915 | 148,684,523 | 0.05 |
V : NFG | 2021-03-31 | 59,412 | -19,671 | 148,684,523 | 0.04 |
V : NFG | 2021-03-15 | 79,083 | 4,051 | 148,684,523 | 0.05 |
V : NFG | 2021-02-28 | 75,032 | -324 | 148,684,523 | 0.05 |
V : NFG | 2021-02-15 | 75,356 | -37,154 | 148,684,523 | 0.05 |
V : NFG | 2021-01-31 | 112,510 | -132,373 | 148,684,523 | 0.08 |
V : NFG | 2021-01-15 | 244,883 | -1,009,212 | 146,394,023 | 0.17 |
V : NFG | 2020-12-31 | 1,254,095 | 1,021,844 | 143,979,523 | 0.87 |
V : NFG | 2020-12-15 | 232,251 | 118,804 | 143,679,523 | 0.16 |
V : NFG | 2020-11-30 | 113,447 | 50,257 | 143,679,523 | 0.08 |
V : NFG | 2020-11-15 | 63,190 | -77,937 | 143,152,138 | 0.04 |
V : NFG | 2020-10-31 | 141,127 | -446,159 | 143,152,138 | 0.10 |
V : NFG | 2020-10-15 | 587,286 | 376,226 | 142,050,231 | 0.41 |
V : NFG | 2020-09-30 | 211,060 | 171,131 | 142,050,231 | 0.15 |
V : NFG | 2020-09-15 | 39,929 | -46,226 | 142,050,231 | 0.03 |
V : NFG | 2020-08-31 | 86,155 | -512,162 | 142,000,231 | 0.06 |
V : NFG | 2020-08-15 | 598,317 | 598,317 | 134,800,231 | 0.44 |