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Here are some explanations directly taken from WSB. https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/l9auf5/important_gme_short_attack_tactics_predicted_in/ ht

• ycombobreaker 6y ago
  Thank you for linking this. IMHO the reddit thread is useless (I'm looking for older evidence of this term) but the linked post from seekingalpha is from 2014: https://seekingalpha-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/seekingalpha.com/amp/instablog/11442671-gerald-klein/3096735-anatomy-of-a-short-attack?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQArABIA%3D%3D#aoh=16119453107704&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Finstablog%2F11442671-gerald-klein%2F3096735-anatomy-of-a-short-attack https://seekingalpha-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/seekingalpha... The description of a short ladder attack from 2014 strongly implies that the short party is attemping to manipulate a stock from its prevailing fundamental value. There is a key difference in that GME's fundamental value is nowhere near the $300+ range that it was trading it on Thursday! There need not be a misinformation campaign or "attack" for well-capitalized fundamental traders to see opportunity to sell into this. Especially after seeing the capital crunch nailing retail brokers.