Stock # Shares times mvis float MVIS 70,600,000 1 AAPL 4,910,000,000 69.5 MSFT 7,590,000,000 107.5 FB 2,370,000,000 33.6 AMZN 404,820,000 5.7 GOOG 603,350,000 8.5

Short Pain Bot

"A Short Squeeze Often Has Forced Buying



Sometimes, prices go up so much that shorts have to buy back some stock to meet margin calls. Other times, shorts have to practice risk management and cut some losses when stocks go up by too much. Due to the fact that the shorts have to buy, prices sometimes go up, and that causes more buying and more short covering until the process ends. Some times there are no shares to borrow, and that could also cause a short squeeze.



Although short squeezes have occurred in large caps such as Volkswagen in October 2008, they typically happen more frequently in small cap stocks, particularly those with high short interest and low floats. If a float is low, any meaningful amount of buying could move the stock noticeably, and that buying could trigger more buying, prompting some risk management buying or margin call forced buying." Sometimes, prices go up so much that shorts have to buy back some stock to meet margin calls. Other times, shorts have to practice risk management and cut some losses when stocks go up by too much. Due to the fact that the shorts have to buy, prices sometimes go up, and that causes more buying and more short covering until the process ends. Some times there are no shares to borrow, and that could also cause a short squeeze.Although short squeezes have occurred in large caps such as Volkswagen in October 2008,















Event That Beats Those Low Expectations Occurs



Given the low expectations, an event that beats those expectations could prompt some shorts to cover, or for some longs to buy.



Those events include:

earnings report comes in way better than expectations

the company announced big contract win

the FDA approves a drug of the company’s

some external event happens that could lead investors to believe there could be more demand in the future

management announces a big buyback program that the market believes

management raises the dividend a lot

guidance blows out estimates

a bullish press release prompts pumpers to ignite a buying frenzy

Additional demand in $ if 0.5% of the company's stock is sold to buy MVIS.

It's hypothetical of course, but a potentially interesting way to look at the current situation, and a scenario terrifying to shorts. (their risk isn't measured in the Dollar value, but in the number of shares.)





How high could it go? Who knows. But I kind of feel like a redneck with home made fireworks.... there's a LOT of powder, an unpredictable fuse, and a lot of stuff thrown in there to make it look pretty. This is going to be great.

Stock # Shares times mvis float 1/2 of 1% Recent Share price Additional Demand MVIS 70,600,000 1 AAPL 4,910,000,000 69.5 24,550,000 165 $4,050,750,000 MSFT 7,590,000,000 107.5 37,950,000 95 $3,605,250,000 FB 2,370,000,000 33.6 11,850,000 166 $1,967,100,000 AMZN 404,820,000 5.7 2,024,100 1500 $3,036,150,000 GOOG 603,350,000 8.5 3,016,750 1072 $3,233,956,000

(sourced from Yahoo Finance, 4/21/18)****-->