short and distort, page-110

Making money on paper via shorting is not difficult.
It is easier than making money going long starting with a big bunch of money.
This is simply due to the mechanics of forced additional selling volume via triggering stop losses and similar forced exits.
Couple it with multiple FUD campaigns including bs analyst reports and it makes it even easier.
Shorters being "right" in this instance isn't impressive at all... It is fake selling and mostly not related to any justified devaluation of the company.
"It will be worth less because we will force the price down" isn't a "good call" at all.
It is just a game.
Money..?
Power..?
Control..?

It is not a side bet.
They are controlling and forcing the price action.
Relentlessly.
They are not "right" about the direction, they are the direction.

What 70m shares are going to be sold to them to cover, and at what price? That is the key question.