This seems like textbook naked shorting. "Ordinarily, traders must borrow a stock, or determine that it can be borrowed, before they sell it short. So naked sh

This seems like textbook naked shorting. "Ordinarily, traders must borrow a stock, or determine that it can be borrowed, before they sell it short. So naked shorting refers to short pressure on a stock that may be larger than the tradable shares in the market" https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nakedshorting.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nakedshorting.asp