Yes and no, because naked short selling is alive and well, and a real part of the mess that happened on Wall Street. However, short selling has become so aggressive that it’s a game to see how far they can push it. The Uptick Rule was removed and it gives an advantage to short sellers, IMHO.
It is all about winning now, and if they can drive the stock down by betting against it, and totally destroy the company they will...there are so many of these people it’s like being in a sea of perona’s.
sounds like the same kind of people who are computer hackers