Sorry Coach, I have to disagree. Anyone who is selling their shares at this point in time deserves to be fleeced imho.
If a bunch of guys wants to short the market, imho, then let them. They will have to buy the shares back eventually. I know what the shares are worth, and I will not sell at this price, so they will have to buy back at higher prices.
More likely, the hedge funds have been told to short by the bankers, and the bankers are now going to buy up the cheap shares and screw the hedge funds...
It's a big boys game, not one made for the little investor. If U want to play along, then play by the market rules (not the SEC), and you will do just fine. The market WILL prevail. If U think the market was made for U to invest, then U are wrong. Simple as that. Read Jesse Livermore story. The market was made to fleece the little guy. That's the only rule U need to know and U will do OK.
lotus petals,
gildage