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BlackBerry Limited is a Canada-based company, which provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments worldwide. The Company leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to deliver solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety, and data privacy and specializes in the areas of endpoint management, endpoint security, encryption, and embedded... see more

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BlackBerry Ltd > The Vultures Are Circling Overhead
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Post by AILover on Jan 30, 2021 10:49am

The Vultures Are Circling Overhead

I have no sympathy for hedge funds who depend so heavily on short selling. There is nothing noble about short selling. If people who are long in stocks are called investors, then short sellers are anti investors. They profit from the destruction of investor capital. I say good for Reddit in making life difficult for these hedge funds that contribute nothing to the economy, and instead are vultures profiting from the death of the capital which is the life blood of the economy.
Susan E Sloan
 
 
Comment by NOMOREROLLBACKS on Jan 30, 2021 11:05am
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SHARES ARE NOW SHORT. ANY ONE KNOW? I ALSO THINK A FINAnCIAL DIRECTOR who sells out and doesn't support the company should be gone. Monday would be a good day. Unless he buys them back
Comment by Hedgetrimmer on Jan 30, 2021 11:13am
Probably some irony in that Hedge funds started out with the same goals as WSB and yet they have the audacity to claim foul if not done their way. There's no guarantee in shorting either and perhaps WSB went in too far too fast. They can focus on BB if they like at a nice slower pace...lol. 
Comment by VENMan on Jan 30, 2021 11:26am
I have never shorted a stock. Having said that I would not want short selling to stop because if you make a bad investment and your company is going to crash and the hole markets knows it. There is no one left to bail you out except the guy who wants to go short.  ps. I own shares of BB because I think they are undervalued when compared to companies like Snowflake. All IMO!! always DYODD ...more  
Comment by Hedgetrimmer on Jan 30, 2021 11:55am
VENMan: if you use the same logic then you should be happy when someone like WSB runs the price up even if in your mind you've made a bad investment. Unless you short I guess.
Comment by VENMan on Jan 30, 2021 12:05pm
If you're a value investor and the price of your investment goes up you should sell when you feel it's over valued. It's not right if you're broker prevents you from selling at higher prices or puts limiots on what how much you can buy and sell, that's wrong and should be stopped. Why would anyone stay in an investment that they honestly feel is overvalued? sell
Comment by AILover on Jan 30, 2021 12:37pm
Selling a stock you own is not the same a Short Selling.
Comment by VENMan on Jan 30, 2021 11:58am
Who do you think is going to want to commit to shares of GME at $325, $425 or $625,  Warren Buffet or the Gal with the balls to go short? The Gal who's short is a Buyer at Lower prices because she has to be. She has to buy and fill her order. She hopes at some lower price that is still way over valued like say $150, or $75 or $50. At least she gives a bag holder an out if he wants it. The ...more  
Comment by Hedgetrimmer on Jan 30, 2021 12:10pm
 VENMan: I didn't  understand when you said the whole market knows it's a bad investment and it's going to crash, why anyone would buy a stock even if short sold. Didn't make sense to me. 
Comment by VENMan on Jan 30, 2021 12:48pm
Hedgetrimmer, when you buy the stock you think it's a good investment. Say you buy at $20. Then a year after you got in the company comes out with sad news say like when BreX said they actually had no gold. When BreX was at $400 a share and they came out with bad news saying they had no gold who bought shares at $200? You know who those Short! From $400 down to $200 Short Sellers made 100 ...more  
Comment by jollynik6 on Jan 30, 2021 1:00pm
You have to wonder why BB managment did not complain or even say anything ,when there stock was prevented from trading,any news would have helped ,I sold my 11000 shares in the late 20s 30s ,bought back 2000 at 24.80  Could not help myself   Now need it to go below 12 so I can buy back the other 9000
Comment by Hedgetrimmer on Jan 30, 2021 1:15pm
Appreciate it VENMan but I will always maintain that I the owner, should be the one who dictates what I do, not a borrower.
Comment by VENMan on Jan 30, 2021 4:12pm
I agree with you HT, as the owner you should be the one who dictates what you do. There is a huge problem with brokers not letting you buy or sell as you wish. It's right up there with not letting one speak as they wish right. Controlling buys and sells or controlling speach is all bad right Dems but short selling is another issue.  
Comment by ScottCanada on Jan 30, 2021 12:15pm
Disagree 100%.
Comment by AILover on Jan 30, 2021 12:33pm
You haven't explained why you think short selling has any benefits to the economy.
Comment by VENMan on Jan 30, 2021 12:37pm
Yes I have 
Comment by AILover on Jan 30, 2021 12:38pm
Plese provide a link to your explanation.