Critical Elements Lithium Corp V.CRE

CRE in the top 50 most shorted stocks on the TSX Venture?

[sheeplesleepers]

According to this list https://shortdata.ca/largest-short-positions

CRE isn't in the top 25, most shorted stocks but would be in the top 50.

Not good. Only way to get out of this controlled demolition is for a deal to be made...and SOON!

[Yoshida]

It's not particularly unusual to be ranked among the top 50.   What's bizzare is that, from Sep-15 to Dec-15, the SP dropped from $1.90 to $0.84, or a decline of -55.8%.  In the meantime, the short interests grows from 256,932 to 745,322, an increase of +190%.  This highly unuaual.  Normally, when SP goes up, the short interest goes up.  When the SP

[Dareg]

All of these shorts will need to cover once the SP rises on good news. It will be like throwing high octane rocket fuel at the bid side of trading . 

[papaloapan]

In my view, there are sophisticated short sellers and individual investor shorts. The former know what they are doing and have large resource.  The latter I suspect follow momentum, and jump on board sticks wuth decling trends.  Individuals are more likely to lose, due to inability to move fast enough, or being in a trade based on momentum rather than facts. Short position of 745m

[icefish]

Why are the dates for the shorts May 2021?

[Bobbyjohnson]

To me, the short trades seems to be at their bottom of the year for CRE.