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"Because Reuters is down, the traders can't see the flows so are unwilling to quote, again causing bottlenecks, and probably adding to the short-squeeze seen in many pairings," he added.

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Levin accused the investment bank of engaging in a so-called short-squeeze strategy, which would drive the markets in favor of Goldman.

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Closing a short position can potentially raise the price of a stock because short-sellers must buy shares to cash in on their bets -- which may force even more short-sellers to close out their bets by buying, in a spiral called the short-squeeze.

Investors Give Gloom Funds a Bear Hug 2008

Short funds, on the other hand, can be easily bought and sold like regular mutual funds, and losses for fund investors are more contained because they don't face a short-squeeze.

Investors Give Gloom Funds a Bear Hug 2008

That could result in a short-squeeze, in which those same put-option holders are forced to buy back shares to cover their short positions.

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Closing a short position can potentially raise the price of a stock because short-sellers must buy shares to cash in on their bets -- which may force even more short-sellers to close out their bets by buying, in a spiral called the short-squeeze.

Investors Give Gloom Funds a Bear Hug 2008

Short funds, on the other hand, can be easily bought and sold like regular mutual funds, and losses for fund investors are more contained because they don't face a short-squeeze.

Investors Give Gloom Funds a Bear Hug 2008

He told a Senate panel Tuesday that the most likely case was a short-squeeze, where a trader holding positions to sell crude oil at a lower price had to enter into offsetting contracts to buy oil at much higher prices.

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To find a few short-squeeze candidates, we looked for a 30% or greater rise in short interest the amount of shares sold short but not yet repurchased in the past month, as well as short interest greater than 2% of float.

Five Short-Squeeze Plays Streetwalker: Five Short Squeeze Plays Forbes.com staff 2006

To find a few short-squeeze candidates, we looked for a 30% or greater rise in short interest the amount of shares sold short but not yet repurchased in the past month, as well as short interest greater than 2% of float.

Five Short-Squeeze Plays Streetwalker: Five Short-Squeeze Plays 2006