With current interest rates, it wouldn't have to fall much more, but yes. Plus opportunity cost, and a return to compensate for the risk [1], etc. [1] It's ver

With current interest rates, it wouldn't have to fall much more, but yes. Plus opportunity cost, and a return to compensate for the risk [1], etc. [1] It's very risky to short a stock as you can end up losing a very large amount of money, as stocks can increase many times in value. When holding a stock, your risk is finite, as it can only lose 100% of it's value. When shorting, the stock can double or triple in price.