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Yes, he has a website where he pats himself on the back for all of the good calls he's made. I've seen it. Ask yourself, why does a short seller need public con

Yes, he has a website where he pats himself on the back for all of the good calls he's made. I've seen it. Ask yourself, why does a short seller need public confidence at all? It's because they want to be able to move the stock price when they publish something.

speedybird 5y ago
> It's because they want to be able to move the stock price when they publish something. Publicity helps move the market which is how they make money. Why do you think that make [him|them] illegitimate? You've not explained this part. It seems to me that you've got an axe to grind with short sellers in general. Hindenburg seems to clearly be "the real deal", whether or not you approve of what "the real deal" is.
wp381640 5y ago
This argument has been done to death. I personally find the conga line of analysts and hedge fund managers who appear on CNBC and talk up their book of shit picks a lot worse than the best short selling shops. There are so many bad companies that are public today, they really need somebody nipping at their heels.
ctvo 5y ago
> Yes, he has a website where he pats himself on the back for all of the good calls he's made. I've seen it. Ask yourself, why does a short seller need public confidence at all? It's because they want to be able to move the stock price when they publish something. I'm sorry, but no shit? You frame it like there's some insight or conspiracy theory in there. Again: What is your issue with this? The market has rules, some companies skirt them or outright lie. The size of the market is too large to regulate with our current mechanisms and short sellers fill some of these gaps for a profit. It becomes an issue if the short seller is wrong and causes harm to a company undeservingly, but you haven't proven that case here.

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Yes, he has a website where he pats himself on the back for all of the good calls he's made. I've seen it. Ask yourself, why does a short seller need public con

by fnordfnordfnord 5y ago

speedybird 5y ago
> It's because they want to be able to move the stock price when they publish something. Publicity helps move the market which is how they make money. Why do you think that make [him|them] illegitimate? You've not explained this part. It seems to me that you've got an axe to grind with short sellers in general. Hindenburg seems to clearly be "the real deal", whether or not you approve of what "the real deal" is.
wp381640 5y ago
This argument has been done to death. I personally find the conga line of analysts and hedge fund managers who appear on CNBC and talk up their book of shit picks a lot worse than the best short selling shops. There are so many bad companies that are public today, they really need somebody nipping at their heels.
ctvo 5y ago
> Yes, he has a website where he pats himself on the back for all of the good calls he's made. I've seen it. Ask yourself, why does a short seller need public confidence at all? It's because they want to be able to move the stock price when they publish something. I'm sorry, but no shit? You frame it like there's some insight or conspiracy theory in there. Again: What is your issue with this? The market has rules, some companies skirt them or outright lie. The size of the market is too large to regulate with our current mechanisms and short sellers fill some of these gaps for a profit. It becomes an issue if the short seller is wrong and causes harm to a company undeservingly, but you haven't proven that case here.