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Strategies & Market Trends : Bill Wexler's Profits of DOOM -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: F. Lynn who wrote (3332)10/2/1998 9:49:00 PM
From: Bill Wexler  Respond to of 4634
 
Sometimes blocks of shares in a thinly traded issue are moved into margin accounts and loaned out to short sellers. The company may then issue a fluff press release or a rumor and simultaneously shift shares back into cash...forcing a buy-in and short squeeze.