Hey Slymeat, I disagree with some of what you've said, they wouldn't need to sell straight away, although it would be advantageous of them to do so, especially if they want to create downward pressure and momentum.The confusion seems to be around when shorters sell. They sell immediately, they do not hold the shares.
Shorters borrow shares and sell them pretty much immediately. They later have to buy shares to repay the original loan.
Shorters make money when the share price goes down, allowing them to repay the loan by buying shares at a lower price than they previously sold them at.
Your example is correct. There will currently be shorters who borrowed, and sold, BrainChip shares at $1, they are (as you correctly say) currently sitting on a 20% loss. The important point is that their loan has an expiry date (typically only a few days long) at which time they will be forced to buy shares to pay the loan off. That‘s when they get burned—they are forced to make a loss.
Short selling is quite a difficult concept to get your mind around.
feels like someone has had a case of fat-fingers and typed "1.71" instead of "1.17"? but ... it's done right, so there's no going back? I would love to see us kick back into the early 2022 run (and hold it)
Another day, ........... and just another "you little fu#*ing ripper of a surprise" ............. BRN never failing to deliver, even with no announcements, ........................ AKIDA (what a surprise) BALLISTA
But if it is fat-fingers how come there is two ones @ the end. $1.711.feels like someone has had a case of fat-fingers and typed "1.71" instead of "1.17"? but ... it's done right, so there's no going back? I would love to see us kick back into the early 2022 run (and hold it)
It wasn’t too long back we were buying shares for slightly more than that...Indicative Price / Change$1.240 / Up $0.035 (2.9%) noice
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Brain Chip - 94507 shares issued for Services Rendered Who to?
Congratulationswell done Mate on your investment...
It will be for that agreement that kicked up a fuss because there was an error with it. I think it may have been with a director but can’t remember sorry.Brain Chip - 94507 shares issued for Services Rendered Who to?
Someone smart enough to say "pay me in shares please".Brain Chip - 94507 shares issued for Services Rendered Who to?
Yes so very true mate.. scary! ... oh the memories ...It wasn’t too long back we were buying shares for slightly more than that...
I wish. Good on ya.It wasn’t too long back we were buying shares for slightly more than that...
whatever it is brn never ceases to keep one on its toes.Ive been following these trades before the start of a day and worked out that they have been using the previous days vwap to calculate a price yesterdays closing vwap was $1.179 so this mornings pre trade dosnt follow whats been happening previously
Good on ya sounds a bit negative? I really did mean well done and yes I am just a tad jealous.I wish. Good on ya.
Good on ya sounds a bit negative? I really did mean well done and yes I am just a tad jealous.
Read it again Baron.
Brain Chip - 94507 shares issued for Services Rendered Who to?