It is called bear rally. It happens all the time during sell out (1929, 2008). At some point shorts close their positions en masse. It doesn't stop the market

It is called bear rally. It happens all the time during sell out (1929, 2008). At some point shorts close their positions en masse. It doesn't stop the market from falling further later... https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-big-of-a-bear-market-rally-in-stocks-you-can-expect-according-to-nine-decades-of-history-2020-04-01 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-big-of-a-bear-ma...