Simulation or Stimulation?
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Short Selling & Short Squeeze
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Simulation or Stimulation?
History has a tendency of repeating itself, but this soon? It seems we are in a simulation from February with meme culture stocks returning and Elon Musk tweeting about cryptocurrency. This time it’s not a video game store but a movie theatre chain taking the spotlight. AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron has embraced the company’s meme status, and this week was caught with no pants on a Zoom call. Planned or not? You tell us.
Embracing the meme status has led to a massive spike in the stock price similar to what happened earlier this year with Gamestop. What is ...
Short Selling and Short Squeeze
Short selling occurs when an investor borrows a security and sells it on the open market, planning to buy it back later for less money. Short-sellers bet on, and profit from, a drop in a security's price. This can be contrasted with long investors who want the price to go up. Short selling has a high risk/reward ratio: It can offer big profits, but losses can mount quickly and infinitely due to margin calls.
What is Short Selling? - Investopedia
A short squeeze is an unusual condition that triggers rapidly rising prices in a stock or other tradable security. For a short squeeze to occur the security must have an unusual degree of short sellers holding positions in it. The short squeeze begins when the price jumps higher unexpectedly. The condition plays out as a significant measure of the short sellers coincidentally decide to cut losses and exit their positions.
Will Clover Health Become Next Short Squeeze After AMC? - Motley Fool
And then there’s Elon Musk tweeting about cryptocurrency again. This past week his on and off relationship is apparently back squarely off after tweeting this…
Bitcoin falls after Elon Musk tweets breakup meme - CNBC
He proceeded to tweet about makeup sex, saving what you love, and now has the web group Anonymous sending him a message.
Hard to say if this is simulation or stimulation? Most likely a bit of both. Remember with investing it’s important to stay informed, educated, and clear with what’s going on around us. There's a lot of noise right now. Patience and focus will do well during these times. Enjoy this week’s headlines and share investrly with your network to help us grow.
Headlines Worth investing early in 📰
1️⃣ Texas Gov. signs law creating legal framework for crypto investments - CoinDesk
2️⃣ Leverage 'can rip your arms off,' former TD Ameritrade boss says in warning to meme-stock retail traders - Business Insider
3️⃣ El Salvador President submits bill to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender - DeCrypt
4️⃣ Krispy Kreme files to go public via IPO under ticker DNUT - Business Insider
5️⃣ S&P 500 could soar nearly 400% by 2038 as millennials drive the US economy to new heights, Fundstrat's Tom Lee says - Business Insider
6️⃣ Hybrid smart contracts will replace the legal system - Cointelegraph
7️⃣ Twitter CEO signals his enthusiasm for Bitcoin again, saying it is the most important thing to work on in his lifetime - Business Insider
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Funds locked in Aave soar past $20 billion amid layer-two - Cointelegraph
Apple employees write letter expressing frustration over Tim Cook's order to return to the office - Business Insider
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