You trying to tell me that everytime a stock price gaps down that it's because someone shorted the stock. There goes your credibility. SAVA dropped on news not because someone shorted it.
prices cannot drop on news the news explains the drop the news is known by insiders who short the muther fucking shit outta it "look at time and sales" then you get the news after its gapped down fool. DAUM MOMMA HE JUST TURNED IT ON AND I SAW THE LIGHT!
old days bigger pit traders place is at the bottom of the pit - they are "the volume" the big buck traders. when "panic selling" took place and the orders to sell come into the pit they all look at each other and cross their arms "refusing to buy" just as any auction bid and ask - well the ask just keeps getting less and less because there are no buyers willing to buy lol at some point everyone and his brother wants to sell only when it's stupid cheap "the volume" will step in and buy with both hands in the air.
Most stocks nowadays have put options. You buy a put option to short a stock or to protect your stock (assuming you have huge profits) and guarantee a price you can sell those shares even if the stock gaps down say, 20 points.
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