3 ms·
Isn't this just exactly what we would expect though? If I think company X is gonna crash, I will short it and tell people. That's not dishonest, its 2 different
by LatteLazy 5y ago
Isn't this just exactly what we would expect though? If I think company X is gonna crash, I will short it and tell people. That's not dishonest, its 2 different but aligned ways of expressing my opinion...
Given the size of the industry, its not like he talked it into oblivion. He might have been able to do that with a single company, but we didn't stop flying because he said so, we did it because of covid...
- chalst 5y agoIt can be dishonest to try to persuade someone of something without revealing that you have a nonobvious interest in them being so persuaded. It's not dishonest to talk down a stock you are shorting provided you are open about your interest, but a news outfit concealing such a fact definitely crosses the line for me.
- jakub_g 5y agoFWIW The Motley Fool discloses under each article whether they own stock or options on each company they talk about.