[CincyRichieRich]

fleeces the rest of us out of our shares for those who are foolish enough to sell on the way down.
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That’s the problem, isn’t it? The only losers in this market are those that are long and sell at the bottom.
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True enough. However, the power balance isn’t level since the uptick rule is gone...banding together billions to short really shouldn’t be so easy. That is what they are doing, with psychological precision. I would feel better if PDJT called it out...I make the assumption he knows I’m is occurring.

[ConservativeInPA]

You can only short when someone is willing to sell low. It takes two to tango. Still, there's the alternative uptick rule. Theoretically, that should limit loses to around 10%, when the circuit breaker kicks in. That's if you sell. I haven't experienced that since that applies to equities. I used to trade commodities, and I was short half the time.

I know what it is like to go up against the big boys. There will always be the someone with more money in the market that us. That has consequences, but it doesn't mean a little guy can't profit.