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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting
QCOM 168.060.0%3:59 PM EST
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Art Bechhoefer
To: matherandlowell who wrote (195043)8/4/2025 1:57:19 PM
From: lml1 Recommendation   of 196783
 
Short selling is still selling
Yes it is. I was going to add distinction that "long selling" is not "short selling," but figured most here would understand my point -- that the selling we've seen leading up to and following earnings, seemed to have been driven by short sellers. JMO.

Because motivation between long sellers and short sellers is quite different I do think it can influence price action. Short selling not only weighs the stock down because of held "short term" bearish view, but has a magnified effect when there's a sudden change in sentiment from bearish to bullish & we see short covering.

Short selling by its nature is leveraged. Long selling may or may not be due to margin requirements. Bottom line, when leveraged players enter a stock, price action tends to be more volatile. JMO, again.
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