I'll start by saying that I don't short, but you can buy a unit off the plan even though it doesn't exist yet, you can buy a car that is on demo at a car show even though it hasn't entered production yet, etc. etc.
Shorters are here whether we like it or not. They make the market ebb-and-flow, they strengthen rallies, they help overvalued stocks find their true price.
Wishing anyone ill is poor form.
Profits to all.
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