Negative Posters

May I suggest that there are basically 2 reasons why all stocks have negative posters commenting in places like Hot Copper.

As most posters would be aware, the ordinary Joe Blow cant "short" stock ONLY stock brokers can do that. So it stands to reason that 1) it is a broker's employee making comments that are negative, so that if the stock goes down they can close out with the buy order already in place. So they (Brokers) can make a profit on a short position All they need is a stock that moves.

2nd reason is that the hot copper member is either disgruntled and wanting to bag the stock OR More likely is trying to send the stock price down, so they can buy more at a cheaper price.

Just my oberservations. Impossible to pick the real reasons behind each poster. The market moves and thank God it does.

CB