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To: Tradegod who wrote (19912)	9/25/2001 12:23:40 AM
From: velociraptor_	Respond to of 52237

It works both ways...I have witnessed stocks rise unjustifyably via squeezes and/or market makers suppporting a stock to push it higher for them to dump and sell into only to see it fall back to near where it started. To say that ruthless shorters punish stocks for profit is only half the story. If anything, the shorters already have more risk and restrictions as their potential loss is unlimited and buyers who go long don't have to wait for a down tick. Also, when you compare the amount of shorting that goes on as opposed to the amount of "going long", the shorters are far outnumbered. Nothing wrong with shorting. In fact, it helps provide a healthy balance in the market.