I call BS on the MSM spin that this short squeeze is due to oddlot Robinhood trading. No way! This is an attack on MUCH larger scale. It requires a lot more to squeeze this many positions. GME, BBBY, NOK, etc. etc. I am not discounting the power of the small guys banding together and piling on but the catalyst for this squeeze originated from somewhere else.
You are correct! Buying calls does not squeeze a short. Only going long can do that. And it takes a lot of capital do do it on this scale and this many names.
I call BS on the MSM spin that this short squeeze is due to oddlot Robinhood trading. No way! This is an attack on MUCH larger scale. It requires a lot more to squeeze this many positions. GME, BBBY, NOK, etc. etc. I am not discounting the power of the small guys banding together and piling on but the catalyst for this squeeze originated from somewhere else.
Most WSB people mainly use options, not shares.
Options don’t really affect the price of the underlying.
This is bigger. https://www.reveddit.com/v/wallstreetbets/comments/l2ejas/gme_the_truth_behind_cramer_the_news_melvin/
You are correct! Buying calls does not squeeze a short. Only going long can do that. And it takes a lot of capital do do it on this scale and this many names.