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Bullboard - Stock Discussion Forum HIRE Technologies Inc HIRRF


Primary Symbol: V.HIRE.H

HIRE Technologies Inc. is a Canada-based staffing company. The Company offer full staffing services for a range of industries, including information technology, healthcare, electric utilities, and even nuclear services. It has and employs both W2 employees and 1099s, and provides individuals under contract, temp-to-perm, and direct-hire placements. The Company offers staffing services that fit... see more

TSXV:HIRE.H - Post Discussion

HIRE Technologies Inc > Canadian Stocks Easily Manipulated
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Post by bandit69 on Apr 29, 2021 2:13pm

Canadian Stocks Easily Manipulated

Finally Canada is taking steps regarding short selling.  Specifically, naked shorting.  

https://magazine.cim.org/en/news/2021/regulators-to-take-steps-against-short-selling-en/

Illiquid stocks are even easier to manipulate.  Just when you think  an equity should gain some ground, in comes walls of shares blocking the advance.  

I just noted yet again for this one that it looked like it had some skinny legs but then surprise a block shows up and price drops.  Is it manipulation? I don't know...ask traders.  But Canada has been notorious for naked shorting for years.  I worte about it many times in past and finally someone seems to be paying attention.  Probably because they have lost money ...hahaha.....

As I mentioned in my last post here by myself, there are over 200k shorted here in an illiquid stock.  The short reports, another scam on retail investors since they only come out twice a month, may indicate this position has increased.  We will know in a couple of weeks.

There is no reason why 
1. the 'anonymous' tag is needed
2. short sales are not instantly shown on trading platforms.  And to add, the short report comes out in a piece of junk spreadsheet likely created by a first grader.... on purpose.  

Doesn't matter.  The results of the short disease on Canadian markets has been apparent for a long time.  Especially for illiquid equities.  

Investors should be more vocal about this especially to companies affected by it but then, this is Canada, and Canadians are way too passive and it might be considered offensive to peoplekind.  hahahaha
Comment by bandit69 on May 03, 2021 4:11pm
Everytime it looks like it'll grow legs a block or two shows up on level II ask.  Is it naked shorting?  don't know, I am just a retail bum and we are not privy to such knowledge in Canada but, it is a fair question.  I was once interested in this one simply because of the board but this one is a massive flop.  For a startup, that's an abysmal record in these frothy ...more