Tickertype: <<Your motivations are so foreign to me that I can't figure it out. I know some of you say you're short the stock and presumably hope your bashing will drive it down. But that hasn't worked, and it won't. Others say you don't own any shares - that baffles me even more! Just why the hell do you spend hours here every day, badmouthing a company you don't own or believe in?>>
With regard to stock badmouthing by those neither long nor short, an obvious reason is that they might want the stock to either first drop or at least not rise before they decide to buy. This, like shorting, is certainly a legitimate strategy, though irritating to those already holding the stock. However, such folks seldom state their posture - assuming, I suppose, that they would undermine their strategy by doing so. This is probably not a sound assumption on their part since they fool only a few, and not clearly stating one's posture is a sure way to lose credibility. In any event, I am perturbed only by their typically worthless and even goading posts (Zeev, for one, does not fit this mold, IMO). One-liners or weakly made arguments are boring at best and objectionable when they are abrasive or appear self-serving.
Hey, guys - if you simply want the stock to drop or stagnate for your benefit, just say so. Stop pelting us with arguments that are so weak or phoney that we take offense. Further, if you actually do believe the company is going to fail, yet are not short, just give us a civil warning, along with your supporting evidence, then leave - stop wasting your and our time here. |
