Shorting is trading, not investing. Shorting is taking capital out of the markets, investing is putting it in. Maybe the feds want money into and not out of the market.
Frankly, I prefer the feds lay off the markets including never using taxpayer money to affect the markets. The feds should only be worried about crimes of fraud and theft in the markets and let the market move where it may.
“Shorting is taking capital out of the markets...”
No it doesn’t. Please explain.